Hi all, I have some practical questions.
I might be interested in coding for Android. I have some J2ME programs that I could port that are very useful. But I am wondering, why bother? Consider: 1. Looking at the documentation for Android it seems to me that the learning curve for working with Android is large. 2. Looking at the available phones they are all about $500 without a contract. The USA is in a Recession and $500 is a lot of money. Compare that to my 3-inch touch screen Sciphone i68+ which cost me $100 and has MIDP support. 3. I don't do phone contracts. I have heard that Android phones are hobbled by the requirement that I'd have to have a contract. I use prepaid exclusively to keep my phone bills down. 4. No contract means no data plan. I'm under the impression that the phone would be hobbled without a data plan. 5. I can get a Windows Mobile phone for $260, called the CECT M88+. It will run native apps and J2ME. That's half the cost of an Android phone. 6. Regular consumers know we're in a recession. They are going to avoid expensive phones and long contracts more now than ever. Will $500 luxury Android phones take hold? I'm skeptical. 7. I am not someone who is easily impressed by Google. There is no "wow" factor for me in using Android. I'm entirely pragmatic. Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
