Thanks, Eugene. That's v.nice. :-)
On May 10, 2:23 pm, eugenejen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Your gracious encouragement is powerful. And I guess people in the
> same team
> usually affect each other in behavior. Maybe he can affect your users
> to be
> the same dramatic sense...
>
> On May 10, 3:57 pm, luckydroid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
>
> > When I read certain posts I feel some people aren't seeing what I am
> > seeing, or they would have a different approach to "losing": Android
> > will make it possible for developers to freely distribute their
> > software across a wide range of mobile devices and service providers.
> > Developers will no longer have to spend months of expensive red tape
> > tedium for each provider to license and distribute it to get your game
> > or utility to the public.
>
> > If you are not in the top 50, it doesn't mean you lost, it means you
> > weren't chosen for the top 50. Does that mean #51 or #786 is bad? No.
> > It means you *built an Android app*. This is very cutting edge. I
> > can't believe I need to tell anyone this, because it should seem
> > obvious. YOU are among the first. Ok, you may not have won the
> > $25,000, but you have an app! Or a pretty cool idea for one and the
> > knowledge to build it. You will make that money later. And yes, this
> > is only if your app is good. So take a good hard look at it from the
> > user's perspective and decide objectively before blindly chasing the
> > dream. But keep a dream.
>
> > If I turn out to be wrong about this I will be the first to admit it,
> > but I believe:
> > .....
> > Android is quietly preparing to change the whole mobile landscape for
> > the better, people. I'm not saying don't develop for Symbian, Apple,
> > etc., because that can be very good too. I am saying you are ahead of
> > the game having an alpha Android app., and if you can afford the time
> > and perhaps resources, build a beta, and then a full release.
>
> > There already are and will be more hubs where you can market and
> > distribute your software. Users, with new phones and new freedoms,
> > will be anxious to see what's available. If your app is widely useable
> > then handset manufacturers and service providers of the O.H.A. might
> > even want to bundle your app as a featured one on their phone or with
> > their service. Shift your thinking. Thanks to Google, the O.H.A.,
> > there are many new possibilities for developers not previously
> > available, particularly in the U.S. market. The industry may well
> > become what it should have been sooner: open.
> > .....
>
> > Don't give up if your idea is strong enough. And if you decide it
> > isn't, it isn't too late to be an early comer with a whole new app for
> > Android. And by all means, develop for other platforms too- I'm just
> > saying, it will be nice to have an app. ready for Android when it
> > comes out without the distribution hurdles you face with other
> > platforms :-).
>
> > This isn't one phone type and one provider. It is multiple phone types
> > and multiple providers. Wider audience, wider distribution. Come on
> > people. Whether you won or lost, you did not waste time---you built an
> > Android app.! Polish it! Add features! And get in there early. You
> > rock.
>
> > -mac
>
> > ps- And I thought Muthu was dramatic! What has he done to me??
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