The point that it is Google's business choice is un-contestable. It is really up to Google (as it was up to them to extend deadlines in the middle of the contest, or change rules and criteria) moreso when Google cannot justify how some winning applications landed in the top 50 if the published criteria were objectively used.
Lots of the developers that submitted entries decided on the applications to develop based on the criteria. A 7-day weather forecasting app is an easy and obvious idea to come-up with but because of criteria 1 that said "Originality" many did not develop that kind of app (as a matter of fact there was a very similar application used by plusminus just an android demo). It would have been easier for the loosing entries if Google did not have any criteria and just announce the judging is subjective with the judges judging purely based on how they feel about the entry. True Google owns this contest but this contest was in effect a public contest with the entrants spending both money and time for the sake of the contest. The entrants have at least the privilege to know. BTW, I did not submit an entry. On May 14, 9:59 am, wescorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whether or not Google posts losing results is a business choice of > Google. No one else. Continual posts on how knowing your ADC score > will give you some comfort and further your application are boring. > Get back to work. Get a group of investor friends to give you > feedback. > > Chill, let ADC1 rest. ADC1 is over. Android and our applications are > just beginning. > > Android phones are coming. Lets make our applications indispensable > tools of the future. > > On May 14, 11:23 am, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The problem Google will face when they do decide to send the scores of > > the losing entries is that they have to justify some of the winnning > > entries based on the criteria google listed as the basis for judging. > > Let's take the 7-day weather forecasting app and the weather channel > > app as examples. How would these two apps objectively score using the > > below criteria: > > > 1. Originality > > 2. Effective Use of the Android Platform > > 3. Polish and Appeal > > 4. Indispensibility > > > They need to put high scores on each of these criteria. Why are those > > apps original? How were they effective uses of Android platform? > > Polished maybe but appealing? Naaah. How about indispensability? Do > > you really need a weather station in your mobile all the time? > > > So you can really read between the lines why Google will not disclose > > the scores of the losing entries. > > > On May 14, 3:21 am, beauforthax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > As many of people on this group, I really would > > > like to see my results of ADC. > > > I disagree that there would be many complains > > > after. We all believe that judgement process was > > > fair -- am I right ? ;) > > > > If I saw my own results, I would know what > > > is a problem with my app. > > > Maybe judges pointed that I had great idea, but > > > UI was not so cool -- then I could polish UI > > > and be ready for ADC2. > > > Maybe my idea was not interesting -- it > > > would be a sign for me to start working on > > > something else. > > > Maybe there was some technical problem > > > with running my app -- then I would try > > > to debug it and be ready for ADC2. > > > Maybe my readme was poor -- then I would > > > work on this part of submission for ADC2. > > > > My results would tell me, how the other people > > > see my application. > > > > Regards, > > > Beaufort Hax- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
