Android Marketplace Officially Announced
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 13:01 | by hobbs
Google has officially announced the much anticipated Android Marketplace. Initially the marketplace will only be for free applications, and then a post launch update will turn on the ability to charge for the applications "and more features such as versioning, multiple device profile support, analytics, etc.". The Android Marketplace, unlike Apple's App Store, will allow any developer to post any application. There is no approval process or certification required. That's what we like to hear!
Here is more from Google's Eric Chu:
Similar to YouTube, content can debut in the marketplace after only three simple steps: register as a merchant, upload and describe your content and publish it. We also intend to provide developers with a useful dashboard and analytics to help drive their business and ultimately improve their offerings.
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Holly sh!t, Google is a great
Holly sh!t, Google is a great copycat. The whole interface of Android Market is almost an exact copy of AppStore. There were some cases before where Google copied some UI stuff from a small start-up company (was something about “chatting”) but now I see they don’t hesitate to copy at all. This doesn’t match to their “we are innovators” image website design. Indeed, I think at this point, their objective is to cover as must of the IT world as they can. Ogh, anyway, I think I was one of the very first enthusiasts of Android when Google announced it, but now I see the platforms is too late and ugly and inconsistent. Let’s see how it goes on, but general impression of this whole thing is rather sarcastic.
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I hope Google won't control
I hope Google won't control Market place like Apple does.
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Currently the web page that
Currently the web page that Eric is referencing can be found at
http://developer.t-mobile.org/site/global/home/p_home.jsp