Are you joking? Best way how to forecast future is to create it. And this is exactly what Google does. They bought mobile operating system to create their own market.
Do you really think they invest huge amount of the money to Android just for fun? Tom On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > What makes you so sure there is a plan and that they're not just responding > to demands and suggestions from OEMs, carriers, developers, and users? > > Al. > > 2010/6/19 Tomáš Hubálek <[email protected]> > >> Hello, >> >> I know that this is often discussed topic but I think that it is very >> important for strategy decisions. >> >> >> ******************************************************************************************************************* >> What I would like to hear from Google is what is their short and mid >> term strategy regarding Android Market. Whether the will prefer Ads >> based model or whether they will open android market for more >> countries. >> >> ******************************************************************************************************************* >> >> I think that this information is very important for decisions about >> investing to development of Android apps. Business model is IMHO >> important before you invest any money and current situation (when they >> have more than one year on the web that more countries come soon, and >> nothing changes it is not trustworthy for me) is IMHO bad for >> business. >> >> Ads based mobile apps needs to be designed differently than paid apps >> and uncertainty may cause worse quality of the apps on the market from >> long term point of view because to base Android Market apps supply on >> free apps from hobbyists is IMHO bad idea. >> >> I already developed quite successful apps to test demand (4 or 4,5 >> stars, more than 1000 installation (not downloads) daily) but because >> of uncertainty I'm seriously considering to leave Android (which I >> love from technical perspective but hate from business perspective) >> and focus on Bada (which seems more much flexible from marketing point >> of view) or iPhone. >> >> There are many features suggested by users that would made my apps >> almost perfect but I can't eat rating stars. >> >> Another problem that can't be successfully solved without investments >> of real money is Android fragmentation. There is huge amount of >> Android versions, screen resolutions and customized ROMs (HTC Sense, >> Motoblur, ...) that can't be tested in emulator that every developer >> that wants deliver real quality needs to buy more than phone. >> >> I'm frustrated from current situation and I guess I'm not alone >> Tom >> >> -- >> 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > -- > * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hubalek ([email protected]), http://blog.hubalek.net/ http://facebook.com/thubalek, http://twitter.com/thubalek http://www.linkedin.com/in/thubalek -- 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.
