You are right, Android using Java is a big plus for its major adoption. On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 6:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If our application makes the qualifier, we will need to staff up with > folks who exhibited the coding elements we need in round 1. Depending > on SDK maturity, and how Google is steering it, we may need a bit more > time for phase two. > > As an aside, java may be the best/only language to provide the power > and safety needed to let folks work in this space that is much less > constrained than what Apple is offering. For one coming from Fortran, > AWK and some C, learning Java was/is... a significant time constant, > but I am starting to understand why it was choosen here in a first > hand kind of way. > > Ed > > On Apr 30, 7:23 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good point. If May 5 skips, then probably the results will be only on > May 9. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Hielko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The change in the faq would indicate to me that they expect that they > > > probably miss the may 5 deadline with a few days, in my opinion not a > > > suprise given the huge number of applications that needs to be judged. > > > > > On Apr 30, 1:23 pm, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I hope you are right. I still don't think they'll make the deadline > > > > though, even with your good reasons. I simply don't believe that > they > > > > can process 1700+ applications by May 5th. Anyway, we'll see. > > > > > > On Apr 30, 1:04 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > LOL. > > > > > > > As a matter of fact even Google employees are suspicious about me. > > > That > > > > > proves really how well I research the net and find out > information. > > > > > > > OK, here the reason, the May 5 date stands: > > > > > > > 1. The already extended the challenge deadline. > > > > > 2. The waiting period is kinda nervous for all including > developers. > > > > > 3. Once winners are announced, work can move on like introducing > new > > > SDK's > > > > > and so on. > > > > > > > Given all this, I made a prediction that Google will be working > hard > > > to meet > > > > > the May 5 date thereby making everyone happy. > > > > > > > Now is this too hard to infer or am I going insane? > > > > > > > Good luck to each and every one of 1788 submissions. Google will > do no > > > evil. > > > > > Relax. > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I think Muthu may have some friends at Google. He must know > > > something > > > > > > we don't. I'll find it highly suspicious if he wins! :) > > > > > > > > On Apr 29, 12:14 pm, "John P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Muthu has spoken. And so it shall be. hehe > > > > > > > > > On Apr 29, 11:18 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It will be on May 5. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 8:13 PM, John P. < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yea, I was hoping for 5th but was expecting 5th or around > > > there. > > > > > > From > > > > > > > > > Terms and Conditions ( > > >http://code.google.com/android/adc-submit/ > > > > > > > > > tandc.html < > > >http://code.google.com/android/adc-submit/tandc.html>): > > > > > > > > > > > h. NOTIFICATION: Participants who are chosen as > potential > > > > > > > > > Qualifying Grant recipients will be notified by email on > or > > > about > > > > > > May > > > > > > > > > 5, 2008. > > > > > > > > > > > This has always had the words "about May 5, 2008". > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 29, 2:45 am, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I think us active people on the board are guilty of > > > misreading the > > > > > > > > > > deadline (or the FAQ was stealthily changed). It sure > looks > > > > > > highly > > > > > > > > > > unlikely they will be announcing right on the fifth: > > > > > > > > > > > > Read carefully: > > > > > > > > > > > > * January 2, 2008: Start date for application > > > submissions for > > > > > > > > > > Android Developer Challenge I > > > > > > > > > > * April 14, 2008: End date for application > submissions > > > > > > > > > > * Week of May 5, 2008: $25,000 awards are announced > for > > > 50 > > > > > > most > > > > > > > > > > promising entries > > > > > > > > > > * June 30, 2008: Deadline for 50 eligible entries to > > > apply for > > > > > > > > > > additional $275,000 and $100,000 awards > > > > > > > > > > * Week of July 21, 2008: $275,000 and $100,000 > awards > > > are > > > > > > > > > > announced > > > > > > > > > > * Second half, 2008: Android Developer Challenge II > > > launched > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > take care, > > > > > > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > > > > > >http://mobeegal.in > > > > > > > > find stuff closer.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > -- > > > > > take care, > > > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > > >http://mobeegal.in > > > > > find stuff closer.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://mobeegal.in > > find stuff closer.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. 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