dspublic et al, This is refreshing and much of it echoes my thoughts too.
I do recognize that we are all wound up rather tight, and maybe some people have a point, but there has been considerable complaining, suspicion and inflated sense-of-entitlement posts as of late, which don't reflect my perspective at all. My personal take on the matter is that I am extraordinarily grateful for the opportunity offered here. Google doesn't owe me anything. They gave us all a chance at something cool and we took it, understanding the time commitment and risks. Thanks, Google for the opportunity to enter this exciting Challenge, and thanks too to the Android Community for the learning experience and virtual camaraderie. I will value both whether or not my team wins, and I look forward to being among the first with an Android offering. -mac ps- If I lose I will not demand a re-count and arrange an unfairness demonstration and lobby for a free phone and free ride at I/O, I will lose a tear or two in my beer and then get up the next day and see how I can make mine a better application. On May 7, 12:52 pm, dspublic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the eve of the first 50 winners being announced, in my opinion, > this is as good as it gets for us small time developers. > No other developer contest that I know of offers so many significant > prizes with little capital costs to enter. > You just need a fast enough computer with enough memory and you can > develop and submit. > No phone to buy, no developer fees to pay, etc. > Anyone with a good idea can implement it. (Within the simulator's > limitations of course.) > It was a good time to implement those ideas that have been in our > heads before they "die on the vine." > > Apple has called out for developers applications with what I believe > is one winner for apple products. > > Other wireless operators have developers contests with what I believe > is one winner for a smaller prize. > > The ADC 1 was open for most everyone. > Old and new, toe-to-toe, on the starting line and ending on the finish > line. > > To me, it was like getting a job interview at Google with our apps > being the ones being reviewed by many people. > It required resourcefulness and attentiveness to think like the judges > and put together something that could be reviewed well. > (custom tracks for LBS simulator, quick start readmes, dummy-proofing, > etc.) > > To me, it was also like pitching your idea to Venture Capitalists with > a demo without most of the downsides. > You can get the money with no equity strings attached. > Of course, it is a quasi-NDA (non-disclosure agreement) which gives > Google the right to disclose the winners. > But, who says that VCs won't steal your ideas? > > I am glad to be a part of this great competition. > > I believe ADC 2 will be tougher because it is intended to start after > the first phones ship. > Now you have to test your app on real phones and deal with issues like > battery life, CPU speed, lower and unreliable network throughput, etc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" 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-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
