I've tried not to go negative here because I still trust that Google maintained a level playing field.
That said, I was shocked to see 3 mobile-based weather apps win. I've always considered weather forecasting to be a cross between the psychic hotline & astrology. I've seen many cool ideas among the winners though so I'm still patiently waiting to see what the big breakthrough is in weather forecasting. I'm sure there's something I'm missing as all these judges couldn't have been wrong. In the end though, a key element in the judging process seems to have been how well the application's vision was executed. This explains for instance why one app that I thought was guaranteed a slot (Duo) didn't get in. It seems the initial UI was too complex so the more interesting features were never accessed. I hope to see an updated Duo entered into Challenge Round 2 though! As they say, brilliant innovations means nothing without execution. I wish more of the people complaining about unfair treatment would publish their applications more openly. Then again...it's often easier to complain than to actually learn what went wrong so the same mistake can be avoided next time. Me? I've put my app out for everyone to see (Pocket Journey) and have received excellent feedback - both from people that thinks the idea stinks and those that claim they'd install it themselves. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
