First off, Jesse, thank you for your insight and expertise with the Android platform.
Secondly, fnirt, I completely understand where you're coming from, and I empathize as a fellow fanboy who seems to be living in a world run by iPhone fanatics (one of the reasons I started this thread in the first place, I want to be able to shove Android's obvious superiority in their faces). For JBQ, thank you again for your very helpful information. I am truly awed that Google engineers who work on Android take so much time to connect and discuss it with the community that supports it. To clear up the question as to whether Google makes any profit or takes any cut of the dough from Android, I found this quote written in a recent article on Wired (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/02/google- takes-he.html) "Google says the company 'does not make money' from its application store. 'Developers will get 70 percent of the revenue from each purchase and the remaining amount goes to carriers and billing settlement fees,' a Google spokesperson said in a statement to Wired.com". So, as it stands, Google has no tangible monetary difference whether their product is the highest or lowest selling OS. A few more questions (sorry for taking up so much of your time, but it's rare to find someone who is both well-versed and willing to share their knowledge), do the majority of the patches submitted by outside sources actually make it into the current build (that you're working on, not that is already released), and can those patches offer any new features rather than just fixing bugs in features already present in Android? Furthermore, from your personal opinion, do you think there is good or open communication among the Android team, or has Google left it unorganized and largely neglected (I'll understand if you can't answer due to actually being employed by Google and not wanting to give yourself a bad reputation for bad-mouthing the company). I suppose what I'm saying is, how does working on the Android team compare to other projects you've worked on, and what is the corporate structure (or do you even know what it is) within those Google engineers working on Android? As a message to everyone or anyone reading the thread, the part about the thread that is intended to create a list of suggestions for future Android improvements has been moved to the more aptly named "Android Features and Improvements that You Would Like To See" at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/df48aee0d36f8766/230a6d302bd9b7b0?lnk=gst&q=features+and+improvements+you+would+like+#230a6d302bd9b7b0 . I'm aware and sorry that this is the second time this group has moved, and hopefully this will be the last time. However, if the readers of this thread want to continue to discuss Android with insights from JBQ and others who are experts on the subject, please continue to on this thread. It can be much more laid back and formal with no preconceptions of what should be posted, whereas if you have ideas or suggestions for features or bug fixes, please post them in the new thread (as well as this one, if you so desire). Thank you so much for your support, even if the other thread never really succeeds in being an active and comprehensive list where people can jot down their brilliant ideas for future Android builds, what I've learned so far and my interaction with Google engineers and the wonderful people who make up its products' community has been marvelous and beyond anything I'd ever imagined. It's nice to know that I've devoted my time, obsession, and fanboyness to the right company and the right OS :D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
