Feel the same here. The participants are from different backgrounds. The judging are human processes. The results are based on the human judgments. But I see the ADC has made efforts to make it as fair as it can.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:25 PM, luckydroid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
