Comments on: Google announces Android Market for phone apps

The search giant is fleshing out its mobile-phone effort with the Android Market to let users find, buy, and download applications.

[lmasanti]

quote:
"The move was expected."

Google is [almost exactly] following Apple's steps...

But... Will success follow Android?

[MaLvaDo39]

Who isn't following Apple?
They are the premier leader in OS design/functionality on a notebook, desktop, or mobile.

[calpundit]

Am I the only person who thinks Android is a strange name to put on this whole project?

Getting software from the "Android Market" somehow just sounds weird to my ear. And I've seen enough sci fi to know that most of the androids are either malevolent, malfunctioning or somehow wind up developing a mind of their own (for good or, more often, ill). Seems like bad mojo.

Ultimately it's about the product itself, but Android seems to me to work better as a code name than a full-on marketing ID.

[Henry_Melchiona]

You are a freeeeek. Please please PLEASE don't comment unless you have something valuable to say. Idiot!

[plaguester]

Actually, I don't think of this as following Apple so much as Apple and Google both following the typical program repositories available in almost any major Linux distro.

Here's where Apple and Google differ:

Google - Sign up, upload, and your software is on. The only reason for it to get pulled would be if the software was malicious. Also, background apps and services are allowed.

Apple - Your app gets reviewed in order for it to be deemed worthy of being in the app store. Your app can be subsequently pulled from the app store for little to no reason. Not only can they remove it from the store, but they can kill the app on people's devices via a remote kill switch.

It's the same general idea, but one has an open paradigm while the other is closed. As a developer, I'll always prefer the former.

[lmasanti]

quote:
"Actually, I don't think of this as following Apple so much as Apple and Google both following the typical program repositories available in almost any major Linux distro. "

You are right! Apple follows the Linux distro's model... specially in the $30 millions for developers in the first month part!

[bxmd101]

I will like to know what is the memory like on this device, just because you can add so many apps. also what will happen if you download an app that is a virious or a malicious app ?
google may indeed have something good here and deff. can't wait to see how good is the web on this device

[Kreuzer33]

They're taking some strategies from Apple but why wouldn't you? The iPhone has been a great success. Now we have to wait and see if Android lives up to the hype.

http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/google-details-its-android-application-strategy/

[Androidal]

Maybe android market will be a free tool, because iPhone store is a place where we pay for everything.

[coffeejolts]

Why are you Apple fanboys so scared?

OMG- TEACHER!!!
GOOGLE COPIED!!!!

Listen- we all know that nobody can pry Apple fanboys away from Apple- unless Jobs quits or dies. So, stop worrying. You can still have your iPhone- nobody will come and steal it out of your parent's basement while you're playing D&D.

Those of us who are adult enough to manage our own software will buy an android handset, Apple fanboys will buy an iPhone, business people will keep their Crackberries, and everyone else will get whichever phone is cheapest.

You don't have to fear new devices coming to market. Every device has a place, and those that don't will fail.

[Infinitechmcp]

I couldn't agree more with you Coffeejolts.

[anshulbatra]

yeah i think th egoogle android market all the applications is going to be free... as google officially said that its a universal platform and this means that they dont want to us for downloading the applications ...


Also... ithink android will be coming to AT&T somewhat begining of the year!!! thats what my guess!!!

and apple should drop their iphone price...by at least '$50 ...to make it more competitive with the new android...