Hi. This is reopening an old topic, but one encouraging sign is that Android 4.0 and newer are becoming both standard and cheap. For an example, it used to be super easy to find stuff running older versions of Android, but now everyone's selling tablets and such with newer versions, again 4.0 and above. Add to this that Google is beginning to make their apps updatable separately from the OS and we're looking at a revolution, and hopefully a good one, in terms of stability and accessibility. The first is a mainstream concern, and it can't help but affect the second. Hopefully, that maturation discussed in this topic will come sooner rather than later, and this seems like a good first step.
On 11/11/13, Cara Quinn <caraqu...@caraquinn.com> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > I'll only speak for myself here; you've mentioned wanting to expand your > game development which has always been focused on USA Games so yes, I did > think you wanted to move to Android in that context. > > If not, then definitely, by all means go for it! Since you will know exactly > what OS you are developing for and which phone, then you have none of the > issues which would get in your way otherwise. > > So yes! I think you should go for it!… :) > > On the other side of your note, please know that your in our thoughts. So > sorry you are dealing with divorce. I sent you a personal note as well. > -Hoping you did get it. > > Talk soon and I wish you my very best… > > Sincerely, > > Cara :) > --- > iOS design and development - LookTel.com > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > Follow me on Twitter! > > https://twitter.com/ModelCara > > On Nov 10, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Cara, > > I guess my issue is what if someone isn't concerned about creating a > sustainable business for creating apps and games for Android. What if > the person merely wants a phone to use for personal use, and perhaps > want to develop something for non-commercial use for himself? > > I guess that is where I have a problem with iPhone. Everyone is > totally focused on the business perspective, of how many customers I > might have, of creating a sustainable business, when that isn't what I > want the phone for. In time I might want to go that direction, but > right now I am in financial dire straights , am in fact about to lose > everything except the shirt on my back in a nasty divorce, and so I am > going to have to start over from scratch by getting electronics and > furniture at discount prices. An Apple iPhone is way beyond my budget > for the next year or two. I merely want to know if I can get by for > the next couple of years on an Android with the latest version of > Droid OS and Talkback. > > Cheers! > > On 11/9/13, Cara Quinn <caraqu...@caraquinn.com> wrote: >> Hi Charles, >> >> Well, not being super familiar with the Windows environment after XP, I >> can't really comment on that. What I'm meaning though, is that the >> process >> of getting the system to be accessible is one hurtle and once you get >> past >> that, you then need to consider the actual accessibility experience for >> the >> end user. Both these differ based on the flavor of Android being used. >> >> Does this make sense? >> >> For myself, the experiences I've had with Android have been both wildly >> inconsistent and also really fiddly by comparison to the very stable and >> consistent experience on the iPhone. >> >> Access is definitely getting better on Android which is a really good >> thing. >> I just think that at the present moment, there's still so much variety in >> the user experience when it comes to accessibility that developing for >> the >> platform turns out to be a huge commitment in terms of support. >> >> For someone thinking of developing games as a sustainable business, one >> still has the situation where the general user-base is still not nearly >> as >> large as with the iDevices. So in the case of an accessible game >> developer, >> the commitment is pretty serious for just not as much return. >> >> I think the platform just needs to mature a little bit more, which I know >> will happen. I'm not sure if the really super consistent accessibility >> experience will ever be the same as on iOS only because of the underlying >> ethos of each OS, but ideally that's what I think we would want, both as >> users and developers. >> >> Again, I'd be interested to hear others thoughts on this. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Cara :) >> --- >> iOS design and development - LookTel.com >> --- >> View my Online Portfolio at: >> >> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >> >> Follow me on Twitter! >> >> https://twitter.com/ModelCara > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > -- Signed: Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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