Daniel, You only have to look at the "fun" people are having trying to get an updated ADP1 image to see how the support for developer devices is falling a fair way short of where it should be (remember, the ADP1 which is targetted at developers can't see paid-for apps yet, so the very people who are suppose to be writing the apps can't see what the users are saying).
I doubt that a G2 would be cheaper than a G1 in terms of buying it and shipping it as a developer phone, so I can't see why there would be a solid reason to do it. If you don't like the current ADP costs, why not pick up a FreeRunner from Koolu, or use one of the ports for some of the commodity hardware that's already available (e.g. NITdroid on an N810). Al. Daniel wrote: > On Feb 25, 1:51 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think that ADP1 makes a better development device (it's easier to >> pretend that you have no keyboard even if you have one than the other >> > > Developers may be attracted to the G2 for other reasons too - e.g. a > phone that can be used for demonstrations to investors and customers. > > Given the amount of cross-border activity within Europe (it is only a > 2 hour train ride from London to Paris, more than 20 countries can be > reached within 1-3 hours flying), the network locked G1 and G2 would > be really expensive to operate, particularly for data. Someone doing > product marketing (e.g. demonstrating a corporate app running on > Android) across different countries would probably want the dev phone > and a SIM card for each country they visit. > > >> way around), and supporting a single development device has already >> proven to be hard enough that adding a second one would stretch our >> meager resources even thinner. >> > > What is the real challenge in supporting the development devices? How > much support is the manufacturer able to provide, particularly with > hardware issues? Surely a developer isn't going to be hassling Google > or HTC with simple questions like `what is a SIM card?' > > > > > -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== 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 [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
