Carl, I'm going to put the other side of the argument so we can look at this in a balanced way;
Apparently 96% of submitted apps get accepted to the iPhone store, and Market also includes a "we can pull it if we want to" clause http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html includes things like; - "Google reserves the right to display Products to users in a manner that will be determined at Google’s sole discretion" (Clause 4.9) - "Google reserves the right to suspend and/or bar any Developer from the Market at its sole discretion." (Clause 7.2) As for multitasking, I can see Apples argument making sense. Running two programs will drain the battery faster than running one, and even games consoles until recently went into a nigh-on single tasking mode to ensure the best user experience. Al. Carl Whalley wrote: > These killer features the iPhone has that Android doesn't ... do they > include multitasking, MMS, forwarding SMS, or even such advanced > features as cut n paste? How about the excitement developers go > through wondering if the apps they spent months/years on will be > allowed on the only way they can be installed to that platform? And > don't forget that once accepted, thats not the end of it, at any time > it can be withdrawn in the future for any reason. > > -- > Android Academy: http://www.androidacademy.com > Linked In? Join the largest Google Android group (2000+): > http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?gid=76373 > > On Mar 18, 1:31 am, Schiffres <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is a message to all other Android Developers, bloggers, or >> interest groups. Unfortunately, it is rather evident that, for a >> myriad of reasons, Android as an OS simply isn't on the same level as >> the iPhone in what it offers, what it can do, how it runs, etc. etc. >> As a full supporter of most everything Google endeavors to take on, I >> am gleeful to see Android, an open source competitor challenging the >> iPhone. Google has brilliant engineers, a plethora of resources, and >> the flexibility to test and experiment wacky ideas that become the >> technological standard of tomorrow. So why isn't Android commensurate >> to the iPhone? My opinion is that it's because Google doesn't make >> any, even a small stream, of revenue from Android, which is a major >> disincentive and makes it economically infeasible and to pour >> resources into it to make it the best and most competitive possible OS >> it can be. While I hope Google addresses this issue in the future, we >> need to make it easy for the current Google engineers to create a >> competitive project, and that means, in the true spirit of open >> source, we must contribute. So developers, educated Android savvy >> technological wizards, come together, and below post everything you >> would want to see in an Android update to both put Android on par with >> the iPhone, and push it beyond. Put ideas that well up on the brink >> of your imagination below, think up the next big idea, the brilliant >> feature that'll make Android the unparalleled smart phone champion. >> Once Android is more popular, better phones will be made for it, it'll >> have more developers, and Google will invest more money in it, but we >> need to give it that first push. Below, use our collective wisdom and >> create a single thread that will document all the features, all the >> tools, the code libraries, etc. etc. that we want to see in Android, >> and when our thread gets large enough, Google won't be able to help >> but notice, and address our needs, our desires, and our demands! >> >> "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi >> > > > -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== 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 Developers" 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-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
