Serge, That is not a quote I found somewhere. Those are my own words to describe how my understanding of the goals of Android and the O.H.A.. This is the whole point of the Alliance, as I see it, thus the word "Open" in the name. I don't know which hubs will emerge, but they will emerge, and there are a couple starting up now (unfortunately I can't pull them up in my brain's hard drive right now, but they have been active on the boards, so look around). But why not set up your own distribution hub (commerce site with paypal) for your app and then promote it? Why can't you sell it (or provide it for free if you choose) from your website? This has occurred to me. I haven't heard anyone say this is possible, but I don't see why it wouldn't be. There will certainly be some concern regarding viruses, etc. with software, but maybe there will emerge some sort of free or low-cost certification (maybe Google will do this? Google, are you listening? ;-) you get if your app has been tested and is known not to be buggy or cause any issues. The distribution channels have yet to fully emerge since the OS itself is under development and the OHA is a relatively new endeavor, but if I had to predict, I would say many channels of distribution will emerge, so build that app, network with the community, stay up to date on the OHA, and be ready. :-)
Cheers, Mary Ann On May 10, 1:59 pm, Serge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello luckydroid, > > Where did you see a statement that "Android will make it possible for > developers to freely distribute their software across a wide range of > mobile devices and service providers?" > > This would be exactly what I need. But I don't see any official > indications of this. > > If there will be no open marketplace for Android apps, my time was > wasted. > > Serge --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
