On May 21, 1:22 am, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I think people here are taking their chances with Android because
> there is less competition, quicker to get to market and its still an
> emerging market.
In my case - on Android, I can develop against my vision. Not possible
with iPhone OS X in its current (and as far as I can see 3.0) form,
Java ME and others. Except for Maemo/Qt.
> On May 21, 7:52 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote:
> > imho, Android has come a fair way since the G1 was launched, but it still
> > has a way to go, but if developers aren't writing apps then the platform
> > will start to go into the negative PR spiral that could see it crash and
> > burn.
It seems as if third party apps do not matter much to Google, at least
at this point. The strategy (as stated by Eric Schmidt) is to extend
Android over multiple manufacturers and devices. This is arguably
playing out well. From that perspective, there's no crash and burn in
sight. Unfortunately this means that, unless there's more to that
strategy, third party app development is relegated to spare wheel
strategy. Squeaking sometimes. Of course there's the engineers that
post on these groups here that never seem to rest, but there's an
importment element missing. Evident commitment. I suppose we'll see.
Google I/O will set the tone for me for the next months. I suppose
I'll draw my conclusions based on reaffirmed commitments and announced
improvements. Such as: when the ADC II will happen and its terms, and
whether the Market will be upgraded.
BTW, Al, did you end up booking the trip?
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