Al, Agreed releasing early is a good thing. We are working on trying to get an alpha release as early as possible. It must be ready close to the 22nd and that's the time to launch it into whatever markets available, including yours.
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd be interested to know why you're waiting. > > As I see things Google and T-Mobile are going to be locked into a flurry > of publicity on and after the 22nd trying to get users to buy the phone > and using their apps, if people have already pre-ordered the G1 wouldn't > it be wise to do an initial release now to start getting the word around > before you risk getting overshadowed by the Google/T-Mobile marketing > machine? > > As I see things many of the pre-orders are going to Android fans and > early adopters, many of whom will either already be using the emulator, > or will want to set up as much as possible on their G1s up on the day > they get them (traditionally the number of apps installed by a user > drops away after the first few days once they've got comfortable with > their phone setup), so surely a pre-22nd release will help you get your > app in their mind ready for the day they get their G1? > > What are your thoughts? > > Al. > > Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > Almost all of them I've talked to wants to defer their launch until > > after they can completely test it in G1. so in US we might see android > > apps creeping up in november, and in Uk probably in december. > > > > The rest of the world waits. > > > > Our plan is to release on Oct 22 with an alpha tag and a disclaimer. > > But would like to get some testing done on G1 if possible. > > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > After hunting around for apps to put on AndAppStore.com and I can > > confirm that there are very few apps in the wild (let alone > > finished ADC > > apps). There are some build from source, there are some demos, but > > very > > few "user ready" apks. > > > > Many developers seem to be holding off for the launch of the G1, but > > it's a kind of chicken and egg situation, if developers don't release > > their apps they run the risk of missing it on the initial buzz, but > if > > they do they release the app early they run the risk of loss of user > > confidence if it doesn't work as expected. So which should be > > first the > > G1 or the apps? (and there are, of course, those outside the US > > who are > > hindered by lack of available of a G1 at launch) > > > > Given the "Release Early, Release Often" mantra in the Cathedral and > > Bazaar I would have expected to see a few more apps around just to > get > > the user hooked, but hey, I may have missed some. > > > > Al. > > http://andappstore.com/ > > > > Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > > In progress.. G1 non availability is a MAJOR show stopper. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Coffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Call it a roll call, or curiosity. Who here already has > > some money in > > > the bank? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > take care, > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > > http://mobeegal.in - mobile search. redefined. +91 98403 48914 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Al Sutton > > > > W: www.alsutton.com <http://www.alsutton.com> > > B: alsutton.wordpress.com <http://alsutton.wordpress.com> > > T: twitter.com/alsutton <http://twitter.com/alsutton> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://mobeegal.in - mobile search. redefined. +91 98403 48914 > > > > > > > > -- > Al Sutton > > W: www.alsutton.com > B: alsutton.wordpress.com > T: twitter.com/alsutton > > > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in - mobile search. redefined. +91 98403 48914 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
