What I don't understand in all this, is why a developer who actually is any good would want to share the proceeds of their program with the other folks. You might get 10 good Android programmers, but the reality is that only one of those programs is likely to do real well, and then the rest will just break even, and the one good program's profit will now be split 10+ ways. So what does the coop do for a programmer? Marketing would be a concern in the PC world, but for the phones you get your app listed in the Android Market (once it's open), and some of the secondary markets, and there's your marketing. Help with programming? Unlikely if the other 9 folks who are programmers are working on their own program - and certainly the business folks aren't going to write your GUI for you.
I just don't see what the "value proposition" for this kind of cooperative in this market is. At least, not for the developer... Now, I've only been an author for four books, run a project with 60 people for my day job, and have published only one Android program so far. So maybe I'm not as bright as these folks. But I certainly don't see anything here that makes it worth asking a group of folks who aren't willing to put their information online where I can look at it publicly to consider me for their "club", where I can be privileged enough to give them $200 if they accept me. For that matter, I see nothing here that tells me that these folks can tell the difference between a good programmer and a poor one - except perhaps they evaluate you based on your penmanship on the check you write them. As Mark suggested, if y'all want to be taken seriously, then you need to be a lot more open about what is going on. I can go to Mark's site and read up about him, and go through the archives here to see what he has contributed. For that matter, you can find out plenty about Mark or me just by searching in Google. The folks associated with this (at least the one we've been privileged to be told about) don't seem to have much of a record in Google or on these groups. So I think most developers would be better served using their $200 to promote their own program, rather than to help promote someone else's. My .02 worth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
