On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good words but let me just say a few things. > >>1) Create a venture fund similar to iFund but specific for Android >>development. Anyone could submit their applications and reviewed by >>Google on a case by case basis. > > But this is very similiar to android Fun. If you do not win this > contest then don't you think that chances are that you may not get > funding if you there were an Android Fun? However, just because people > fail to see the potential of your app it doesn't mean is not a great > app. > >> 2) Officially release a native Android runtime environment on a >> regular PC and other portable devices such as pocket PCs in place of >> an OS. It's especially attractive for these inexpensive ultra >> portables such as Asus EEE PC, Classroom, OLPC. It would be useful >> for us to release our Android applications at least to some early >> adapter types. This may even ignite the fire to dethrone Microsoft's >> OS domination, and complete google's own world domination process;-). >> The key word is "Officially", any hacking approaches would defeat the >> purpose. >> > > Not opposed to this idea. The more platforms Android runs the more > market penetration android has and the more potential be really, > really, rich a la Google boys. >
This would be sweet. > >>3) Allocate 1,788 prototype Android phones (be it ugly or not) to each >>of the participants at cost or at discount. It's very important for us >>to keep our ideas in check with the real-world. > > Not a bad idea. Although I would say that the top 500 or something > like that should get some help getting a device. > I posted about this before, but from a different angle. If phones are scarce when the come out, round 2 will be hugely slanted towards those with the dumb luck to get one, or larger groups/corps with the resources to get several. The people who submitted for round one should at least have a device made available for full price. >>I really want to stay, but I have a family to support. Any other >>ideas? > > No family to support but I do have bills to pay. Until Android becomes > a ubiquitous platform we have to look at porting our applications, if > you can, to other devices. Plus, it will be good to experiment on a > real market as soon as possible. > > On May 8, 5:18 pm, "Cow Bay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> J, please let me second u on all ur wishes here. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jazz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Android Challenge" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:52 AM >> Subject: [android-challenge] Dear Google... >> >> It has been a great experience for most of us being part of the >> Challenge which could be the biggest event since the entire mobile >> computing history. The 1,788 participants are a truly dream not only >> for Google but for all involved to see we've made the right choice (or >> at lease not the only sucker;-) by putting hundreds or even thousands >> of hours into the development. But when we all wake up tomorrow from >> this wonderful dream, there will be 1,738 souls with shuttered dreams >> one way or another. I for one have developed my application specific >> to Android platform which makes difficult to port to, say iPhone, and >> the fact that the market for our applications does not exist for at >> lease a few years. So I would ask Google's help to "salvage" our >> efforts for our as well as Google's benefit (these are merely friendly >> suggestions not demands;-) >> >> 1) Create a venture fund similar to iFund but specific for Android >> development. Anyone could submit their applications and reviewed by >> Google on a case by case basis. >> >> 2) Officially release a native Android runtime environment on a >> regular PC and other portable devices such as pocket PCs in place of >> an OS. It's especially attractive for these inexpensive ultra >> portables such as Asus EEE PC, Classroom, OLPC. It would be useful >> for us to release our Android applications at least to some early >> adapter types. This may even ignite the fire to dethrone Microsoft's >> OS domination, and complete google's own world domination process;-). >> The key word is "Officially", any hacking approaches would defeat the >> purpose. >> >> 3) Allocate 1,788 prototype Android phones (be it ugly or not) to each >> of the participants at cost or at discount. It's very important for us >> to keep our ideas in check with the real-world. >> >> I really want to stay, but I have a family to support. Any other >> ideas? >> >> -J- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
