Shane: you can do what these guys did.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976405-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 YA On Jun 24, 9:19 pm, Shane Isbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If we are still sitting with an alpha SDK, it's increasingly unlikely > that the Android platform is close to being certified on devices; the > news that handsets may be delayed until next year doesn't surprise me. > > As for individual developers being squeezed out of the market, that is > exactly what is happening. Google is not releasing their SDK to the > general community and has chosen a select group of software vendors. > This hurts acceptance by the general mobile developer community, after > all if we are going to be on the outside, shouldn't we be on the > outside of a market that already exists. We know that carriers and > other players are not going to change their behavior based on > technology alone, so Google was the best hope of being an agent of > change but in the end they fell back on the established, insider way > of doing things in mobile. > > With the industry endorsing LBS applications through the results of > ADC I (while still saying that the Android location API is optional > and subject to be locked), we are left knowing the dangers that await > the individual developers. > > I can say that this SDK decision has hurt development of SAM, the > SlideME application manager, as we wait to see what security surrounds > application installs. This will give a very good indication about the > openness of the platform and whether independent parties are going to > be able to freely do application installation or whether the carriers > will be able to lock down this functionality. Our original intention > was to build a large enough community that carriers wouldn't want to > ignore SAM. > > The entire Android developer community has not exterted anywhere near > that type of muscle and have even been sheepish when it comes to > insider access to the Android SDK. I can assure you that carriers are > not being quiet about what they want, even forceful, and it is human > nature to listen to the person crying the loudest. > > Shane > > On Jun 23, 7:01 pm, JP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The WSJ has an article today about the state of the affairs in the > > Android > > empire.http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121418837707895947.html?mod=2_... > > Looks like the journalists made a number of phone calls and did not > > just regurgitate some blogs - some solid insights into carriers and > > developers' current situation, it seems. I have the following > > takeaways from the article: > > - For app developers, there is a world of two speeds. If you got "in" > > through the Challenge or some other relationship, you already have > > access to information about the next SDK, draft release notes at the > > minimum, probably the SDK itself. Nothing in sight to the public > > though. Or did I miss something? The WeatherChannel developer anyways > > indirectly confirms this, which means they are getting a headstart to > > implement the necessary changes to their apps, while everybody else > > has to sit and wait. > > - Carriers are busy branding "their" Android. Worst case, we can > > expect subsidized-only phones a la iPhone, which only include apps > > which made it on the inside track, while independent developers cannot > > load and test theirs (superficial carrier explanation here: copy Steve > > Jobs excuses of yore). The first batches of Android phones will > > certainly come with aggressive SIM locks - no question in my mind, but > > I might be proven wrong. > > It'll be interesting to see however if enthusiasts can flash these > > suckers from clean Android images without too much trouble. Sans SIM > > lock, sans branding, but I suspect special service cables will be > > needed which are not available to the public. Needless to say that > > we'll be told we'll burn in hell (or worse) if we choose to pursue > > this. > > > Overall... question marks keep piling up for independent developers. > > Looks like we are getting squeezed out of the race to market? Perhaps > > some clarifying words by the developer advocates at Google might give > > us some pointers (wink, wink)? > > > JP --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
