Dan, Yes, I published my app BEFORE the 27th May.
So therefore, it is unfair. On Aug 26, 11:15 pm, Dan Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: > Pretty sure they're talking about anyone who published after Aug1, who would > need to rename the package for launch in ADC2. > > The eligibility rules were posted on May 27th (when ADC2 was announced), so > unless you published your app before May 27th, not sure theres much > unfairness going on here... > > - Dan > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Houba <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks, but I have just seen this: > > >http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/08/android-developer-chal... > > > He clearly States > > > "As a final note, if you've uploaded a version of your app to Android > > Market, you'll need to use a different Android package name for the > > version you submit to the Challenge." > > > Therefore, it seems to me that what Google are looking for is for > > developers who HAVE developed already prior to Aug 1st, need to rename > > their apps. > > > That would make sense. > > > It is EXTREMELY Cruel for a Google official NOT to answer this. > > Especially at this time. > > > Its also quite unfair that this clause of eligibility was not made > > public sooner - before everyone started developing apps and publishing > > them before Aug 1st. > > > Please can someone official from Google just give me a SIMPLE "Yes - > > change the name of your app" or "No - you've lost your chance. Thanks > > for using Android". > > > Thanks > > > On Aug 26, 10:39 pm, Dan Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > a) I'd imagine, they'll go through ADC getting rated, but if they should > > > win, I'd imagine Google would check if theres a duplicate on the market > > that > > > was released prior to Aug1, and remove it at that point. Not to mention, > > if > > > they announced the winners, and someone else noticed, I'm sure it would > > be > > > pointed out pretty quickly. Its not a "well maybe it was" type thing, it > > > would be pretty obvious... > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Houba <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I am aware that this challenge is only open to Apps or developers who > > > > have not published their apps on the Android Market before 1st > > > > August. > > > > > But my question is this: > > > > > a) What is stopping a developer from just changing the name of his/her > > > > app or renaming the app package? Surely others will try this? > > > > > b) Are there any developers here that created apps in anticipation for > > > > the ADC2 to only find that by publishing on the Android Market, you > > > > will lose out on the eligibility clause? > > > > > Thanks, --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
