Wow. You sure do read a lot into what people say. On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:46 PM, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote:
> > This discussion has gotten rather nebulous. Let's bring it back to basics. >> You primarily seem to be saying: >> >> "I want to be able to have > 325 Characters in order to throw more >> information at people. >> Whether I provide too much information should be my choice. >> My apps will sink or swim based on my decisions." >> > > Change "in order to throw more information at people" to "in order > better describe and promote my app" and you've got it about right. > > And you seem to be saying " > > An arbitrary limit of 325 characters is sufficient to describe any app. > I didn't say that, nor did I imply it. My point was: It's all we've got, we just have to make the best use of it we can. (And it's been working for apps so far.) > If you can't adequately market your product in this space, you're doing > something wrong. > I didn't quite say that either. I said a person who knows how to use the space correctly will get along fine. > I know how all users think and the small descriptions is what they want. > Wow, I *never* said that. I believe I noted that the 99% and 1% numbers were "pulled out of my rear". And I also only claimed that the folks that *I * talked to wanted/didn't want certain things. > I know better, trust me, so all developers should do as I think, no need > for any freedom or options. > Again, I at no point did I come *close* to saying that. Marketing principles used in selling products that have no restrictions work > just as well with restrictions in place." > > You know what? No one's disagreeing with you. >> > > You could have fooled me! > Here's the crux of all your long response. We apparently _did_ fool you. At least my summary, you say I got 'about right'. Thanks for that much at least. I'm just sorry you weren't able to read my post for content. So far as I could tell, my response did not contain any statements of "I am perfect, do as I say" and my tone was far from condescending. Oh well, you obviously want to have the last word, so I won't reply to you further. Fire away! =) -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
