I tend to agree with Dianne. I've seen a plethora of "big name" apps as well as unknowns show up. I think the real issue is that all of us who have apps in the Market feel that our apps are the best of the best and should be featured. Any time we see a "big name" app on the Market we immediately think "Well, there you go! Google is catering to those with $$$." Any time we see unknown, indie apps featured we immediately think "What the heck! That app is no where as good as mine!! How did it get featured and mine didn't?" So, those in charge (or the algorithm in charge) of what apps get featured are pretty much damned if you do, damned if you don't. None of us will be completely happy until OUR app has been featured. I have personally gone through this whole thought process and have come out feeling that I should just be happy for those apps that do get featured and work my ass off to try to write an application that could be worthy of one of the featured slots.
Justin On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>wrote: > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 1:43 PM, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 3 - The system is skewed to the "big guys". The only apps I ever see >> "featured" are those by big name companies (including Google themselves) >> that steal all the attention and really don't need the promotional help to >> begin with. >> > > Hm currently featured on my phone... > > "Kids Shape Puzzle" by anahoret > "ESPN Fantasy Footbal" by ESPN Inc > "Glyder 2" by Glu Mobile > "Deadly Chambers" by Battery Powered Games > "Shanghai Travel Guide" by Urban, Inc > "Radio Ball 3D" by Awesome Software > "Kaplan GRE Exam Vocabulary" by gWhiz Mobile > "On the Go" by Five Pumpkins > "Miami Dolphins" by Mobile Roadie > "Sporting News Pro Football" by The Zumobi Network > "Tumblr" by Tumblr > "Tank Recon 3D" by Lone Dwarf Games Inc > "Amtalee" by frostream > "RD3 - Groovebox" by mikrosonic > "Taylor Swift" by Mobile Roadie > > Granted, most of those companies I've not really heard of, so I can't say > for sure whether they are "big guys," but it seems reasonably balanced to > me. > > And not a Google app in sight. ;) > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. > > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- 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
