Specifically, https://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/a66080de9680f100/88a6d4890efcce07, which links to http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/googles-andy-rubin-on-everything-android/, which says:
“We use the same tools we expect our third-party developers to. We have an SDK we give to developers. and when we write our Gmail app, we use the same SDK. A lot of guys have private APIs. We don’t. That’s on policy and on technology. If there’s a secret API to hook into billing system we open up that billing system to third parties. If there’s a secret API to allow application multitasking, we open it up. There are no secret APIs. That is important to highlight for Android sake. Open is open and we live by our own implementations.” -- Andy Rubin, Engineering VP ..except they haven't opened the billing system. And now they're using secret apis to install apps (and specifically blocking 3rd parties from using it..) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/technology/04google.html> For that matter, can 3rd party markets do automatic updating of apps? Or is that secret too? On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > Its a lot more than doubly interesting, since they said -very- firmly last > year that they wouldn't be using any more "secret" powers/apis in market, > level(ish) playing field, etc... > > So much for that commitment.. > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Mike Wolfson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Everything is working for me, and I think the market is interesting. It >> is very cool to be able to install directly to the phone from the web (and >> double interesting considering Google did something to stop this >> functionality from AppBrain with the last market release). >> >> It is a nice tool, and seems to work reasonably well. I think this >> official web based market is a very important thing, and bodes well for the >> Android Ecosystem as a whole. >> >> I will stick with AppBrain personally (as I think it has some advantages). >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- 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.
