Hi all, I have a practical question.
I might be interested in coding for Android. I have some J2ME programs that I could port that are very useful. But I am wondering, why bother? Consider: 1. Looking at the documentation for Android it seems to me that the learning curve for working with Android is large. 2. Looking at the available phones they are all about $500 without a contract. We're in a Recession and $500 is a lot of money. Compare that to my 3-inch touch screen Sciphone i68 which was $100 and has MIDP support. 3. I don't do contracts. I have heard that Android phones are hobbled by the requirement that I'd have to have a contract. I use prepaid exclusively to keep my phone bills down. 4. No contract means no data plan. 5. I can get a Windows Mobile phone for $260, called the CECT M88+. It will run native apps and J2ME. This phone is half the cost of any Android phone. 6. Regular consumers know we're in a recession. They are going to avoid expensive phones and long contracts more now than ever. Will $500 luxury Android phones take hold? I'm skeptical. 7. I am not someone who is easily impressed by Google. There is no "wow" factor for me in using Android. 8. I'm aware that there will soon be a $300 Android i.e. the Sciphone N12, but it remains to be seen whether it will be the real thing or just another lookalike. Anyway that's still a lot of money. Opinions? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
