Not if you are the hardware builder or OEM manufacturers.........It takes a while to get Android ported to your platform, build custom applications, organize, build, produce and test the hardware before it can be shipped to market.....I believe that would be at least 6 months gone from the time you get it started. (that's excluding all the planning and brainstorming involved before hand.)
So, if you wait 6 months before getting started, others are at least one year ahead of you. Of course, it doesn't really matter as much if you are only developing software, time lag is small in comparison. >The private SDK releases and ADC funneled the early mover advantage to an >inside track. It doesn't hurt to wait a few months and see how open T-Mobile >and other operators are really going to be. Don't forget you still have sometime before 1.0 and handset release to catch up. It is still not too late to get started........As long as you can get it out by launch date, you didn't lose much.........The private SDK would get them headstart but they would still have the wait for handset release like everyone else. I don't see major disadvantage there since they can only sit on their apk and can't do much before the first handset comes out. Prady, so what are you doing? hardware or software work? Cheers Eric Portable Electronics Ltd www.hdmp4.com On Sep 12, 2:27 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with JP here, early mover advantage is over for most of us. The > private SDK releases and ADC funneled the early mover advantage to an inside > track. It doesn't hurt to wait a few months and see how open T-Mobile and > other operators are really going to be. And of course, to wait and see what > the consumer adoption is. > > Shane > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:44 AM, JP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sep 11, 3:01 am, Prady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All > > > Just wanted to tell, If you sit still, you will lose the first mover > > > advantages. > > > That's valid for developers (software companies) and handset > > > manufacturers too. > > > HTC will be for example the leader among handset manufacturers. > > > > It may be for you to think and act. > > > Disagree. If the OP's business allows to get from zero to something > > meaningful in three months, it cannot reasonably involve all that much > > of an investment. Unless you're spending money like you already made > > it, you're hard pressed to spend any money in the first months. OTOH, > > if getting out of the gate and to market with a meaningful product > > takes longer than a few months, the "first mover" opportunity has > > already passed anyway. It won't hurt to wait another half year to see > > where this will go. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
