Hats off. Long live Android and Google. On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 1:22 AM, 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. > > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
