JP, The mobile market is a very different place now to what it was when some of these guys started work on their projects. With paid apps now out the door I expect many to be evaluating the time they spent and the return their getting, and I'm interested to see what happens.
Android may have provided some innovation, but the other platforms are fighting back. Nokia have their Ovi store which will list open source apps, BlackBerry now have an SDK thats an Eclipse plugin and their store has been taking submissions since the end of last month, and Windows Mobile 6.5 is around the corner and MS have confirmed Windows Marketplace will stock mobile apps. All three of these vendors already have millions of users and years of experience working in and with Mobile users, so the Android proposition may not be as attractive to them as it once was, especially given the way Google are currently handling feature roll-outs and general developer relations. Al. JP wrote: > > On Feb 22, 1:23 pm, Java Developer <supp...@cyntacks.com> wrote: > >> Al, >> >> We finally made the decision to pull the plug too. >> > > I wonder how pro's that build things from scratch (i.e. do not > leverage existing back ends such as Weather Channel, Amazon etc.) > would sign up to the platform in an effort to build innovative apps. > Technically, Android has the capabilities and "best in class" up front > effort and cost. > > It can be frustrating at times, to say the least. I backed off quite a > bit ever since the Google team wasn't able or willing to disperse the > allegations that the ADC1 was extended to allow the MIT team to submit > and take a price. I sure did not consider quitting my day job. > Learning about pretty significant issues like the sidetracked SDK > releases in the ADC1 or the launch of paid apps through off-hand > remarks in the WSJ is <you fill the blank>. > Poor relationship building. > > ** Google I/O coming. Opportunity to fix the relationship with the > developer community ** > > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
