55% of the vote is google judges (and the voting is handled by them too) so, realistically, they don't have to listen to the popular vote. "Google judges" could be 2 guys in each category..
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I wonder if it means that google is not betting as strongly on Android as > when it first came out. Given how bad sales have been in general why would > they also decrease the prize money? > Somewhat of a let down. > > On another note, the fact that users will choose the top apps means that > the wining apps will reflect what the overall market thinks.. This is > definitely better than than ADC1. > > On May 27, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Peli <[email protected]> wrote: > R > > More interesting is the fact that the total sum of awards is much > lower than for ADC 1: > > ADC 1: total 5,000,000 $ > ADC 2: total 1,975,000 $ > > If I remember correctly, initially Google was talking about 2 times 5 > million dollars.. so where are the remaining 3,025,000 $ ? Does it > mean there will be ADC 3? > > Also, note that by the new rules all open source projects are excluded > ("An application that has already been made available to the public > (at the time of judging) is ineligible") > > Peli > www.openintents.org > > On 27 Mai, 21:34, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Also interesting is that you can only submit unpublished apss and you can > not publish them before judging. > > I can see a number of people focusing on ADC development and the stream of > apps entering the market suddenly dropping :(. > > Al. > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Muthu Ramadoss > Sent: 27 May 2009 20:32 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: ADC 2 > > Interesting categories: > Categories > > * Education/Reference > * Games: Casual/Puzzle > * Games: Arcade/Action > * Social Networking > * Lifestyle > * Productivity/Tools > * Media > * Entertainment > * Travel > * Misc > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitzhttp://androidrocks.googlecode.com-Android > Consulting. > > Sent from Tamil Nadu, India > Helen Rowland< > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/helen_rowland.html> - "One > man's folly is another man's wife." > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > > For those that missed it, details at; > > http://code.google.com/android/adc > > Al. > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
