I'm only negative because the situation is negative. There are no amount of caltrops I, or any other member of the community, could throw down that would compare to the damage of one hour of Google's silence or to the impediment Google has erected before us. Some may grow tired of the noise, others of the silence, to each his own.
Shane On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shane Isbell wrote: > > I was looking for a change of the mobile ecosystem, with Google's > > leadership. But what we have is the same old, closed mobile ecosystem. > > Odds are you're right. However, don't you think it's just a trifle early > to make that a definitive claim? Seeing as how the ecosystem hasn't been > launched yet? I mean, as much as the early community-building was slick > and all, the gun doesn't truly sound until devices are ready, as far as > I'm concerned. > > > And yes, J2ME > > (CDC/CLDC) did very well. Good for those on the inside track, miserable > > for the individual developer. > > I hear ya on the misery part. Complete with Kathy Bates and a > sledgehammer, IIRC. ;-) > > > But I'm not Google, I'm a > > developer, sitting there feeling cheated, lured into what seemed to be a > > thriving community before Google cut it off at the knees. > > I'm certainly hoping this is an interregnum, and we'll be in position to > raise the community anew shortly. But, I may be wrong, in which case > I'll look upon 2008 as being a bit of a lost year. C'est la vie. > > > I'm on the outside, waiting, wondering if this is really the new mobile > > ecosystem, when it reeks of the old. > > Simple: don't invest much in it just yet. > > Early adopter-hood is not always a river of milk and honey. In fact, I > suspect that more often than not, early adopter-hood is a whole lotta > cow pies and bee stings first. > > If things turn positive again, there will be plenty of room for all > sorts of folk in the community. If it turns completely south, you won't > be out much. > > There will be some morons, like myself, who will try to double-down > during the hard times and hope it pans out. There's all sorts of > strategies for dealing with the situation. > > Frankly, what gets my goat isn't the fact that people are jumping off > the bandwagon, or even that they're announcing they're jumping off the > bandwagon. It's that they are *repeatedly* announcing they're jumping > off the bandwagon and thereby attack the bandwagon on their way to stage > left. > > > And as for open-source projects being a > > marathon, perhaps that's true but running blindly forward hoping that > > one is running in the right race or in the right direction may not be > > the wisest course; > > As a wise man once said, "Sometimes, ya gotta roll the hard six." > > Well, OK, a wise character on a TV show. > > > and don't forget Pheidippides didn't live through his > > marathon. > > Yeah, yeah, yeah, those who don't learn from history are doomed to do > something-or-another... ;-) > > I'm not asking anyone to run the marathon who doesn't want to -- just > don't toss caltrops into the road for those who run now and those who > choose to run in the future. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com > Warescription: All titles, revisions, & ebook formats, just $35/year > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
