iPhone doesn't allow ANY downloaded executable contents, so Android is a thousand times better.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Imaging Luminary, LLC < [email protected]> wrote: > > So it would be nice someone from Google can shed some lights. > > Last time I checked, iPhone does not allow libraries/*.so yet. So this > could be a major advantage of Android if such a plug-in structure is > allowed. I simply want to know what the legal form is, before we > invest in new proposals. > > > > On Feb 15, 8:21 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's a tough one, sounds like a border line case. I think the only way > you > > can get an answer out of Google on anything is to try it and then see if > > they pull your app. > > > > Shane > > > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Imaging Luminary, LLC < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So, if I build a market to sell 3rd-party plugins from the web and say > > > provide a unique download url and allow the user to download/install > > > the plugin from my platform app, by-passing Android Market, would that > > > be legal? > > > > > I have no intention to by-pass Android Market. The thing is, the 3rd > > > party plugins are not legit Android apps. If they are sold via Android > > > Market, how can my platform app find the plugin and install them? > > > > > On Feb 15, 7:04 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Imaging Luminary, LLC < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Say I am trying to build a Adobe Photoshop killer. Does Android > allow > > > > > the "platform in platform" situation? If I build the base framework > > > > > app and allow others to build plugins for it, how can they sell the > > > > > plugins? as Android apps? Do they have to go through Google > Checkout? > > > > > > As long as you don't advertise the plugins or sell them through your > > > > platform app, then plugin developers should be able to sell through > any > > > > channel, not just Android Market and not just Google Checkout. > > > > > > Shane > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
