>> Developers are developing, apps are getting out there, so what would they get for the $5m?
Agreed. And there's no easy answers when the going gets tough. Read this: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1232 ==snip Today, Google told us about a bunch of interesting things that are most likely in direct alignment with the economic situation: 1. *Several service changes/closures* No more video uploads at Google Video Google Notebook is no longer being maintained, and no more new accounts can be created Dodgeball is gone Google Catalog Search is gone Google Mashup Editor is gone Jaiku will be discontinued, but it's interesting that "The Jaiku code will be made available to anyone", according to Search Engine Land<http://searchengineland.com/google-ends-google-video-uploads-shutters-notebook-catalog-search-dodgeball-jaiku-16166> 2. *The dismissal of at least 100 full-time staffing employees* 3. *Relocation of 70 employees in offices found in Texas, Norway, and Sweden* Employees in these offices must relocate to another location, or they will lose their job. This is a very hard thing for most families to do, and will be a difficult decision for everyone involved. ==end snip take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Simple question; > > Developers are developing, apps are getting out there, so what would > they get for the $5m? > > At the moment I can't see the money buying anything useful, so I can't > see it happening. > > Al. > > > > > Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > My hunch is its a combination of 3 and 4. 3 made 4 bigger than it was > > and they settled on 0. > > > > So here's the math: > > > > 3 + 4 = 0 > > > > ;) > > > > > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Incognito <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Would not be that surprised if it got canceled. If it gets > > canceled I would guess one of the following: > > > > 1. ADC 1 was such a big success that google decided that it no > > longer makes any sense to have a second ADC. > > > > 2. Smartphones with data plans are starting to become universal, > > this is the main goal of google therefore it is no longer that > > important to keep pushing Android. > > > > 3. Economic times are really bad and given that Android has picked > > up plenty of momentum it would be better to use those 5 million > > dollars for something else. > > > > 4.. The first contest was such a pain in the ass that it's not > > worth it. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jan 23, 2009, at 1:38 AM, Muthu Ramadoss > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> ADC2 is rumored to be canceled. > >> > >> Google, say it aint so! > >> > >> > >> take care, > >> Muthu Ramadoss. > >> > >> http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > >> http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Incognito <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> > >> I've also been expecting for this announcement and been > >> wondering what's keeping them. Hopefully they are only late. > >> Would hate to see the ADC II canceled. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Jan 22, 2009, at 8:23 PM, Mark Murphy > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> jtaylor wrote: > >> ADC II > >> > >> On the Developer Roadmap it says there will be an announcement > >> regarding ADC II. But I don't remember hearing anything. > >> Neither did > >> anyone ask why there wasn't any mention of it. > >> > >> Q4 2008 - Key Announcement on Android Developer Challenge II > >> http://code.google.com/android/roadmap.html > >> > >> That's interesting. > >> > >> I had been thinking for a while that they were supposed to > >> announce ADC > >> II in 2008 Q4. Then, I ran across another reference to their > >> announcement plans (I forget where) that caused me to think I > >> mis-interpreted the timing. > >> > >> Your link, though, is pretty cut-and-dried. > >> > >> -- > >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > >> http://commonsware.com > >> > >> Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, 2009 > >> http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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