Yes point taken. I do like Android best and doubt I could fully replicate the functionality in another language.
Hence I'll stick with Android. But I feel that our app development could be sped up considerably with more support from Google. On Jan 10, 4:16 pm, Jeffrey Blattman <jeffrey.blatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > with the risk of coming across as inflammatory ... you should ask yourself > why you are here complaining about android and not somewhere else discussing > webos or iphone OS or windows mobile. there are lots of alternatives. > > my reason is that i thought i could get in the ground floor. it turns out > the market was completely saturated when i got here, so oh well :) which > happens to be the reason why google doesn't have to give me extra special > hand holding. there's already a critical mass of developers. if i walk away > there's a million people willing to step in and write replicas of the silly > little apps i've published. > > i wouldn't be surprised to hear that google does give assistance in special > cases ... with the agreement that they do not publicise the charity.On Sun, > Jan 10, 2010 at 6:55 AM, ian <stilbit...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well considering the larger market for iPhones, especially in Canada, > > I guess the Apple developers probably get their money's worth. > > > With the relentless rollout of newAndroid versions, the small market > > share, and the proliferation of proprietary brand variations, I don't > > think Android developers get the support they deserve. > > > Google is rich already, and we're going to make them more money, They > > should invest in the developers, not charge us 100% markup on a dev > > phone. > > > On Jan 10, 7:03 am, Yves Glodt <y...@mind.lu> wrote: > > > 2010/1/10 blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com> > > > > > Probably not. Googlers got one for free, but us mortal developers are > > > > not considered worthy of a similar treatment. > > > > about mortal developers... > > > > Lucky you are that you are not an iPhone dev... being harassed to buy a > > mac, > > > plus at least $99 for being allowed to develop... > > > > > On Jan 10, 6:22 am, ian <stilbit...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Does anybody know if developers will be able to buy a Nexus for less > > > > > than $529? > > > > > > I need a phone for testing my apps soon but the price seems steep. > > > > > > Also I'm worried 2,1 may break my apps, which are designed for 1.5. > > > > > -- > > > > 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<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
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