Suppose there were no applications for Android except the usual boring suite of Google Maps, Mail, Search etc. Then Google would have to hire developers or outsource development to companies to create new mobile applications, or buy up mobile companies. It would have been very expensive for Google. At a minimum, would have cost hundreds of millions of dollars; instead, it is now a free win for them.
On May 5, 1:25 pm, Rui Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's true that developing for Android had a personal cost for every > developer, but I think that's a compromise that we took by choice, and > we could never assume that we would win. > > Most of us may have been naive and think that not so many apps would > be submitted, and hence, our chances would be better, I now I thought > there wouldn't be more than 300 apps, tops, and I was clearly wrong. > > A contest is like playing Lottary, we "pay" a price for a chance to > win. > The advantage is that this is not pure luck, like in lottary, we can > help our own luck, by using our skills the best we can. > > But the idea of every Android Developer, being offered a discount, > endorsement, or even production cost on an Android Device, would be > sweet ! > > In fact, we the ADC Developers are the ones which know better the > Android SDK, besides google staff working on it. > So empowering that knowledge would be a smart move, and probably would > yield a few more useful Apps, in the short/medium term. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
