YA, Thanks for the clarification.
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 6:46 PM, YA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Muthu: > > trust but verify is actually an old Russian adage that Reagan picked > from Gorby, and Russian culture apparently picked it from some obscure > Latin source... > > YA > > On Jul 4, 4:35 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its frustrating for all the early developers and the small companies who > got > > on board early. They feel they have been suddenly dropped deep in the > ocean, > > with a promise that a lifeboat is coming to help soon. > > > > All those who are caught in that situation can only hope and pray now. > > > > Someone said (Reagan?) > > > > Trust but Verify. > > > > We trust Google with Android. Hope they can live up to this. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 5:23 AM, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Anil wrote: > > > > But the truth is, Android is effectively dead. > > > > > Your attitude is reminiscent of slimy Wall Street analysts who nail > > > businesses to the wall for "missing" a quarter's "projections". Any > > > business or open source endeavor worth pursuing, like Android, is a > > > marathon, not a sprint. Saying Android is "dead" before devices are > even > > > available is so premature it's sad. > > > > > Look at it this way: At this time in the iPhone's development, few > > > people outside One Infinite Loop even knew of its existence, since they > > > didn't announce the project until the device was ready for sale. > > > Compared to Apple, OHA has been a case study in transparency. > > > > > And Apple has seemed to do OK, at least on hardware sales, despite > their > > > clammed-up nature. Hence, keeping one's mouth shut does not seem to > > > preclude success in the mobile marketplace. Therefore, the fact that > OHA > > > is "running silent" right now is not necessarily a death knell. > > > > > Does it suck, from our standpoint? Sure. We were wowed by the early > > > transparency and open-source-ness and have therefore raised our > > > expectations. But by the standards of the mobile world, our > expectations > > > are downright loony. The fact that our expectations are even > conceivable > > > is a testament to the transparency we do have, not a tombstone atop the > > > transparency we don't. > > > > > Now, compared to other open source projects, even corporate-backed > ones, > > > the level of transparency since the early days has been dreadful. But > > > Eclipse, OpenOffice.org, and even Mozilla had rocky beginnings, with > > > large quantities of code tossed over the wall with little structured > > > support. They eventually turned the corner and have become solid open > > > source citizens, if not better. > > > > > In other words: patience, grasshopper. > > > > > -- > > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > > >http://commonsware.com > > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ -- Available Now! > > > > -- > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://cookingcapsules.com- nourish your droid.http://mobeegal.in- find > stuff closer. > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://cookingcapsules.com - nourish your droid. http://mobeegal.in - find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
