If you build it, they will come. The API comes first, then the implementation. You'll be sure to see more developers, including Google apps (i.e. Maps), taking advantage of this API now that it's here.
Honestly, I love my G1 and all, but as soon as Motorola's Droid comes out, I'm switching to Verizon Wireless. The Droid offers basically everything the G1 does (including the beloved slide-out physical keyboard), and more.
I honestly don't think Google is shooting for a full on take down of the iPhone market. More likely expected, is a strong competitive market where both the iPhone and Androids share a good chunk of the market as a whole. Good old fashioned capitalism.
One advantage of programming for the iPhone is not having to worry (much) about hardware compatibility. This could potentially be a problem for Android game developers as new handsets emerge. The possibility of a backlash exists if users buy a new Android smartphone only to find that the most popular games in the market don't render properly on their screen, or that the control scheme for the game doesn't work. A developer can try to work their way around these issues by designing for multiple screen resolutions and including multiple input methods, but this of course means extra work.
How is this any different from application development on PCs? It's really hard for me as a developer to feel remorse for a mobile application developer when it comes to backwards compatibility.
Clearly define what your hardware requirements are for your application. If the user doesn't comply, it's their own fault. Nothing new here.
Recently had a Mozilla Firefox 3.5 release party. Even after some schmoozing and 2 other release parties already under our belt (and a previous honorable mention on their part), we still ended up with some shoddy swag.
Maybe most people started playing Frets on Fire... LOL!
Seriously though, if that game (had) really caught on, Guitar Hero and Rock Band would be finished. Especially if there was full band integration and some of the other features from both other franchises were added.
Seriously, if they want a gaming phone, why can't Sony just invest time into making Android better. Sony Erickson is already planning on making phones for Android, and it's already been established that even the HTC Dream can be a decent gaming platform.
If Sony actually followed through on this, I might actually like Sony again.
I'm afraid not all movies fit into an existing formula. Some stories are completely original and absolutely do not resemble an existing story. Look at Stanley Kubrick's entire collection (i.e. Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001), they all have plots and settings far and wide different from anything that had come before them.
All of Pixar's films have been original thus far. What's scary is that Disney has had a terrible habit of driving movie franchises into the ground (Cinderella 2? Tinker Bell? WTF is that crap?). I would hate to see Disney/Pixar make sequels just for the sake of making a sequel and/or just to make money. If Pixar has a story that truly does fit into an existing franchise, I'm all for it. I can't outright dismiss my skepticism though.
More and more, domains are becoming less relevant. Instead, people are using search engines as their primary navigation tool. I don't think it matters what domain you actually purchase. I think focusing on your Google PageRank will grant you a better return on invested time.
And yet consumers are eating Apples up. If the masses can overcome these limitations in Apple, then why can't they conserve their money and install Linux instead? There's certainly a lot more hardware support in Linux than there is in OSX (by design).
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Maybe this will solve our Uranium Shortage.
No mention of Android. Do not care.
This is a legitimate issue, regardless of whether the protocol is doing what it's supposed to do or not.
Will it blend?
Without a doubt, as soon as a product that comes with "Free 3G," there will be hackers on it to enable tethering.
If you build it, they will come. The API comes first, then the implementation. You'll be sure to see more developers, including Google apps (i.e. Maps), taking advantage of this API now that it's here.
Honestly, I love my G1 and all, but as soon as Motorola's Droid comes out, I'm switching to Verizon Wireless. The Droid offers basically everything the G1 does (including the beloved slide-out physical keyboard), and more.
I honestly don't think Google is shooting for a full on take down of the iPhone market. More likely expected, is a strong competitive market where both the iPhone and Androids share a good chunk of the market as a whole. Good old fashioned capitalism.
How is this any different from application development on PCs? It's really hard for me as a developer to feel remorse for a mobile application developer when it comes to backwards compatibility.
Clearly define what your hardware requirements are for your application. If the user doesn't comply, it's their own fault. Nothing new here.
Recently had a Mozilla Firefox 3.5 release party. Even after some schmoozing and 2 other release parties already under our belt (and a previous honorable mention on their part), we still ended up with some shoddy swag.
The "shitty" economy might be to blame.
Isn't there a game like this already? Isn't it called Operation? It's the original virtual surgery multi-touch surface.
The Sentinel, by Arthur C. Clarke. This short story is the basis for 2001 A Space Odyssey and the other novels in the "Space Odyssey" series.
Sounds a bit like a stretch. I guess anything's possible. I can certainly hope though.
I don't think anybody really knows why Google chose to omit multi-touch functionality in the Android OS.
Maybe most people started playing Frets on Fire... LOL!
Seriously though, if that game (had) really caught on, Guitar Hero and Rock Band would be finished. Especially if there was full band integration and some of the other features from both other franchises were added.
Seriously, if they want a gaming phone, why can't Sony just invest time into making Android better. Sony Erickson is already planning on making phones for Android, and it's already been established that even the HTC Dream can be a decent gaming platform.
If Sony actually followed through on this, I might actually like Sony again.
I'm obligated to post this video in response to the video FTA: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x570xy_the-it-crowds02e03-downloading-is-s_fun
Aren't all mushrooms "Penis-shaped"?
I'm afraid not all movies fit into an existing formula. Some stories are completely original and absolutely do not resemble an existing story. Look at Stanley Kubrick's entire collection (i.e. Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001), they all have plots and settings far and wide different from anything that had come before them.
All of Pixar's films have been original thus far. What's scary is that Disney has had a terrible habit of driving movie franchises into the ground (Cinderella 2? Tinker Bell? WTF is that crap?). I would hate to see Disney/Pixar make sequels just for the sake of making a sequel and/or just to make money. If Pixar has a story that truly does fit into an existing franchise, I'm all for it. I can't outright dismiss my skepticism though.
More and more, domains are becoming less relevant. Instead, people are using search engines as their primary navigation tool. I don't think it matters what domain you actually purchase. I think focusing on your Google PageRank will grant you a better return on invested time.
What does this have to do with Jack Bauer?
Don't forget cache. It's the stack of paper you're holding in your hand.
And yet consumers are eating Apples up. If the masses can overcome these limitations in Apple, then why can't they conserve their money and install Linux instead? There's certainly a lot more hardware support in Linux than there is in OSX (by design).
Did everything just taste like purple for a second there?
Please expand my search to include "Agent Mulder," "The Smoking Man," and "Circus Freaks." I want to believe.
+1 plz