Not getting any server hits? :-) David
On May 6, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Google Watch wrote: > > Is the Android Challenge legit or an elaborate form of phishing, > or even an outright scam of sorts? > > It seems that the challenge has a few glaring problems: > 1) The rules favor teams and/or individuals with financial > backing or resources. > The Challenge is scored in 4 areas. I suggest that Originality > and Indispensibility are areas that favor contributors equally > whether they are poor individuals or well funded teams. > However "Effective Use of the Android Platform" and > "Polish and Appeal" penalize those with limited financial > resources. These qualities require more time to implement > thereby favoring those who could spend more time on the > challenge than those who responded to the challenge > in the "Willy Wonka" spirit (believing all had a chance) > and had to work on the challenge in their spare time. > > 2) Google discontinued support for the Challenge users > while continuing to support OHA and other stakeholders > (e.g., device manufacturers, MIT) thereby marginalizing/ > under supporting the Challenge members. > Using the Android platform, which > despite being Linux and Java, is no picnic or walk in the park. > The processing model is *different* (and I'll question it's necessity > on a Linux platform in another post), the SDK has bugs, the > documentation has inconsistencies (e.g., look at the various > places where TableLayout and table row are documented), > pieces of the SDK were missing (e.g., BT, etc.) and so on. > And while independents were toiling away trying to slog through > the Android'isms and bugs, Google was actively supporting members > of the OHA (are they really on the same SDK version as we are?) > Are all submitters *really* isolated from those who had more > inside information? Access to the source? > > 3) Participants who fail to win in round 1 stand to lose even more. > When you made your submission you agreed that if Google > or any of the Judges developed your idea you had no recourse. > What if Google/Judges never had the idea before you submitted it? > Had not yet visualized it on the Android platform before the > entries were submitted? Do you think you can get your idea to > market faster than the multi-billion dollar Google juggernaut? > In it's most perverse form isn't it all really a way for Google > to potentially get 1700+ original ideas for which they only > need to pay for 50? > > /GW > > > > > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. > Try it now. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
