Google is so secretive they can't possibly form a coherent open-source strategy for Android. We just get these lumps of code and SDKs hurled over the wall, us scrambling toward them hurriedly, secret little eyes watching us. It's really an odd situation.
Shane On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:14 AM, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The only thing I would add is that even after the ADC Google excluded > some winners by not shipping them hardware to test their apps on. > > Generally my view is that the launch is a very poor way to get > developers interested in (and working on) the platform. > > Al. > > Shane Isbell wrote: > > After the ADC, Google had enough apps and formed a little insider club > > with tmo. Sprint did a similar thing with their business > > partner/developer program when they launched J2ME a number of years > > ago. The tactic for new platforms is to be really open, get a bunch of > > apps, then close it. Standard industry practice for mobile. > > > > Putting on my carrier hat, my guess is that T-Mobile wants to test the > > hell out of all the apps so that apps don't blow up on new customers > > who are buying new Android devices. They are already receiving > > customer care calls as people find and try to load unsigned pre-1.0 > > apks out in the wild. > > > > Google, well, they are a secretive bunch. > > > > Shane > > > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Christine <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > I am surprised that Google doesn't say anything about the android app > > market. I have one free app, and almost another, I would like to have > > them on the android market place. I now publish them on slideme and > > andappmarket and I will on handandgo. I guess Google limits the first > > version of their market place to the apps that have been submitted to > > the contest they had, and to their own apps? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Al Sutton > > W: www.alsutton.com > B: alsutton.wordpress.com > T: twitter.com/alsutton > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
