Hey Guys, Initially, was intending to just focus on the narrow high-end market for apps. SlideME and AndAppstore, seemed to take care of the alternative market scene; so I didn't see much point targeting this segment.
Recently, I've been following the flubbed release of SlideME's compatibility support. It looks as though support for Android 1.5 devices is completely broken. This would affect most of the HTC distributions. One user doesn't see any apps after 2009. I've also seen reports of Android 2.x devices also being broken, where the applications won't install. This makes the developer of the app look pretty bad as well. For four days, this has been going on. To me, this is amateurish, particularly for on-device distributions. It reflect badly all around. I do keep a frequent eye on what's going on at SlideME and one disturbing thing I've noticed is that negative comments about SlideME are often deleted from the forums and comments. If a developer hasn't been paid and complains, the comment is deleted. Or in another case, a reported bug is removed. And these are just the ones I've seen. I believe in openness and this just doesn't cut it. This is not the company I started. It looks to be an attempt to cover up whatever is going on. Even though I left SlideME four months ago, I do feel somewhat personally responsible, as I was pitching the cause and need of SlideME for two years prior. I definitely put my money where my mouth is and don't complain about something unless I'm willing to back it up. So I'm going to open up free app invitations for the general community. Just use 'ZappMarket Wiggle' for the invite code. Paid app features are still closed beta, so e-mail me for the code to enable those features. I know it takes time and effort to build up a community of developers (for everyone involved) but it doesn't do anyone any good to have their apps hosted on a half-broken site. If you are interested in continuing beyond where SlideME has stopped, please join me at ZappMarket and let's rebuild a healthy, interactive community. Thanks, Shane Isbell (Founder of ZappMarket) http://twitter.com/sisbell http://twitter.com/zappstore http://zappmarket.com -- 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.
