John, At the moment I get the impression Android is run as it's own little kingdom due to it's internally perceived success, so it's abnormality of operation within Google is, I would guess, a result of that.
You're preaching to the choir on transparency :). I'm convinced it's an issue, and one that will, in the end, hurt Androids' support in the community in the long run. The thing I'll need to work on is finding a way which addresses the issue and is workable given whatever internal situation exists within the Market team and the Android team in general. Al. -- T: @alsutton W: www.funkyandroid.com 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. On 14 Aug 2011, at 15:57, John Coryat wrote: > Al, > > Over the years, I've been part of several "experimental" programs with > Google, both in Maps and AdSense. With both of those groups, they had me sign > an NDA before letting me in on the program. Some of those experiments turned > into actual releases, others died on the vine but essentially, they did > release potentially competitive features to outside developers prior to > letting the public know about them. When the "experiments" did make it to the > public, they were well tested and reviewed and some of them were highly > successful. > > I'm baffled as to why Android hasn't done similar things. There are thousands > of developers who would be willing to take part in such programs and I'm sure > there are quite a few that can be trusted with "secret" information. Google > in general has embraced the developer community and has used them as a > beneficial and cost effective resource. Android on the other hand, reminds me > of the Nixon administration where everyone is the enemy and nobody talks to > anyone. Ask a question to an Android person about the market and the answer > is always "We don't know anything about the market." > > That is a really poor answer. This has to change and if Android is going to > really do good things in the future, answers like that have to stop. A better > answer would be "We'll ask around and see if we can find out." or "I just > asked the market team and <insert answer here>." > > This silo'ing of the various parts of Android is counter productive and > breeds mistrust between the Android team and their developers. We, the > developers of apps, are not the enemy. We may not be the heart and soul but > we are at least the kidneys and liver of Android. It's high time that we be > incorporated into the system in a productive manner. > > -John Coryat > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/pUkAFpTdVPkJ. > 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. -- 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.
