>From my blog back in November: "Google releasing Android SDK 1+ years before the device: This creates goodwill in the community. It shows that Google is interested in developer feedback and allows the developer get their wish list in for the SDK and API well before any device ships. It also demonstrates that Google is not just targeting a select (insider), professional group of embedded developers (Apple's strategy), again creating a healthy feeling of openness."
In fact, this is worse than Apple, which was upfront about it. Google did a bait and switch. And they weren't even open about it. Shane On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 6:31 AM, Josh Guilfoyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just can't understand why there is no official statement out of > Google on this. It seems huge, and that they'd want to try to defend > their decision. > > > On May 20, 6:19 am, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shane Isbell wrote: > > > I think you missed a subtext in the referenced post. According to > > > Zach's source, the public release will not be coming for "several > > > months", effectively barring the ADC losers from even creating > Android > > > software that is on schedule to launch with a real handset! > > > > > Yes, I caught that! Google has now has a select group of emerging > > > software vendors and the rest of us don't matter much. It's the early > > > days of J2ME and the Sprint Developer Program all over again. Nothings > > > changed. Time to start looking at LiMo and see if it has any teeth for > > > open-source. > > > > It's definitely disappointing. I can only hope that, somehow, the Hello > > Android report missed something. More thoughts on my blog: > > > > http://commonsguy.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/open-source-meritocracy-an... > > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development -- coming in June 2008! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
