I suspect that it is going to become a matter of need that at least *some* of the google closed apps be distributed directly by google from their website. Mainly and especially maps. Being on the market is nice, but isn't enough for all those devices (both existing and more importantly FUTURE) that don't get market. The lack of a legal distribution of maps WILL be a major stumbling block for a lot of developers whose software *requires* maps, and I suspect that a growing proportion of the android devices in the wild will themselves be without market... i.e. when the chinese android-but-not-google flood *really* starts... and it will. You know, what a way to get a truly functional and cheap device out and be legal to distribute in places like Europe and North America... i.e. the knock-off makers can go legit and stick with their current pricing strategy.
I'm sure that this will happen eventually, when the knock-off-ers start. After all, they have maps available for free for competing phones, i.e. RIM. Even crabapple (though debranded). On Sep 29, 7:59 am, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > According to hackbod, maps is the first example of a google-experience > app that is available from the market. So I doubt it requires anything > in the backend - it is easy enough to find out, just install it on a > market-but-not-experience device. (JBQ listed some for me yesterday > but I don't have it in front of me. They are out there though.) > > 2009/9/29 Cédric Berger <[email protected]>: > > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 23:11, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Lets look at maps. It is in the market, it runs as a standalone app, > >> etc. (It is even arguably -way- more core to the 'platform' than gmail > >> syncing, since it powers a core service - mapview.) > > > There is Maps in the market, but I doubt it would work without the > > Maps API library which is not on the Market. (?) > > And this library is even more valuable for android since (well, as far > > as I know) this is what a lot of third party apps use when integrating > > maps. So they won't work either without it. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
