Agree with this. As an iOS developer also, we have a 3rd party port them for us. The result is subpar compared to our very polished iOS apps, but the functionality is there and we get downloads/sales. However, the result is certainly not the same as developing for Android first. I don't think we're alone in this. A quick browse around the Android Market and you can see the gap in quality. Yet, nearly every important app on the AppStore is also on the Market. The experience and polish just seems to lack for the most part.
There are exceptions with Google's own apps which are mostly great. (I use my Nexus S nearly JUST for Google Translate and Google Sky Map.) So perhaps that's Google's goal with this... more of their apps. If so, I don't believe that's going to win against a crowd of passionate and talented iOS developers.
First time I made a common on/. I mistakenly corrected someone's spelling. Now I'm forever wear "bad karma" as my scarlet letter. You just can't repair this... learn to embrace it instead.
Anyone want to give me more bad karma? Go ahead, make my day.
Google Earth and MindManager used to be the things I liked on the PC that weren't on the Mac. But now they both are.
Beside Visual Studio (if you program w/.NET), I don't know that you're missing much.
Games I guess is the biggest... Steam games, etc.
If it's a hoax, then they did a good job rewiting solitare.;-) They estimated it would take 3 manweeks to convert from 16 to 32 bits. NOT that I have the code.
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Agree with this. As an iOS developer also, we have a 3rd party port them for us. The result is subpar compared to our very polished iOS apps, but the functionality is there and we get downloads/sales. However, the result is certainly not the same as developing for Android first. I don't think we're alone in this. A quick browse around the Android Market and you can see the gap in quality. Yet, nearly every important app on the AppStore is also on the Market. The experience and polish just seems to lack for the most part. There are exceptions with Google's own apps which are mostly great. (I use my Nexus S nearly JUST for Google Translate and Google Sky Map.) So perhaps that's Google's goal with this... more of their apps. If so, I don't believe that's going to win against a crowd of passionate and talented iOS developers.
First time I made a common on /. I mistakenly corrected someone's spelling. Now I'm forever wear "bad karma" as my scarlet letter. You just can't repair this... learn to embrace it instead.
Anyone want to give me more bad karma? Go ahead, make my day.
Google Earth and MindManager used to be the things I liked on the PC that weren't on the Mac. But now they both are. Beside Visual Studio (if you program w/ .NET), I don't know that you're missing much.
Games I guess is the biggest... Steam games, etc.
Uhoh... my Netscape 7.2 seems to be broken. It's blocking all popups except those on Netscape.com!!! HELP!!!
If it's a hoax, then they did a good job rewiting solitare. ;-) They estimated it would take 3 manweeks to convert from 16 to 32 bits. NOT that I have the code.
Did they leave out the L?
All I know is that I'm having a great time going through their code and learning how they do things.