Dear Apple... The difference between Google and Apple, is that Google is not prohibiting another developer from publishing a competing music player or software that competes with anything they release. Apple keeps the walls to their garden closed. A particularly relevant example, is the highly publicized problems the developer of the "Podcaster" App had getting it approved for iPhone (which had the same functionality as we are talking about with "Listen").
While Google does have a competitive advantage (with their huge name and marketing resources), they are not in any way prohibiting competition. Developers simply need to create a superior product (easy enough), and make sure everyone knows it is available (not as easy). Google does have a competitive advantage by providing their core team access to internal API's that the public cannot use, but that is another discussion. Bottom line, I agree with "Will" that inferring Google shouldn't release products that compete with the development community is crazy. On Aug 25, 8:19 pm, will <[email protected]> wrote: > We should absolutely not allow Google to publish high quality apps on > the Android platform. In fact, we should start approaching other > companies with this idea. > > Dear Microsoft, > As an independent developer I find it difficult to make money by > selling an office suite while you use your brand recognition and > marketing resources to sell and promote Microsoft Office. Please stop > doing that so I have an easier time selling my competing product. > > Dear Apple, > I'd like to start distributing my own digital music store application > for your OS but find your inclusion of iTunes in OS X to be > problematic. I'll admit it that it's not as good as iTunes but of > course I don't have the time and money that you do. I think the > important thing here is that you support your third-party developers > otherwise I'll be forced to start considering a different platform. > > Hell, why stop at software companies? > > Dear Dell, > I have a small business building and selling desktop computers. > Because you are such a large company with way more resources than me I > am unable to compete with your offerings. I think it would be great > if you ceased operation and let us little guys have a chance. > > Dear Toyota, > I am a manufacturer of performance car parts but the TRD division of > your company makes many competing products. I find it disturbing that > you would offer these products when there are companies like mine who > are trying to support the Toyota automobile platform but don't have > the money for R&D and fabrication costs that you do. I think it would > be useful if you started listing the performance parts you are working > on so I can be sure I'm not wasting my time with a similar product. > > This is an absolutely brilliant idea! If we can get everybody on > board with this it'll mean no one will have to compete with anyone, > and nothing we make will have to be better than anything else! Level > playing field people! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
