On Jun 11, 9:38 am, "Mark Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The difference is that OHA is doing this in a relatively
> open fashion, so we're seeing the sausage being made, vs. the
> cloak-and-dagger iPhone development.
I guess the downside is that we're seeing people frustrated in the
sausaging.
>
> > Are there any Palm developers driving Bentleys?
>
> Maybe that just ain't how they roll, yo.
>
> ;-)
He he. OK, then, maybe there are some who can pay for their gas fill-
ups of whatever they drive from their royalty checks.
> > For those of us who can no longer afford to work solely for pizza and
> > glory, is this "open revolution," whichever company drives it, going
> > to result in real opportunities for developers?
>
> For independent developers aiming exclusively for the Android, probably
> not many will "make it rich", but the same holds true for any mobile
> platform.
I guess it depends on our goals... I'd like to have one, hack one, and
also make a living in the "new" mobile space, with the carrier-
sphincter loosened up, and a chance to bring innovation to a viable
market. I don't care which handsets or SDK, particularly. I can make
pretty good stuff in J2ME, too, but the ecosystem needs "evolution."
I think we're hoping Google brings that. Apple is bringing it,
without much openness. I'll take open distribution, even if it has no
open "source."
> Now, eventually, the whole "mobile device as platform" mindset will hit
> the mainstream vs. just power users.
Not if the carriers keep their grip on the mainstream.
> At that point, there could be as many
> rich independent developers for Android as there are for, say, the Mac.
Haha, and people call *me* snide.
Thanks, Mark,
Jim
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