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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/12/09

    In reply to Motorola’s Got Their Own Android Shop Cookin’
    I see no harm to Google in this whatsoever. Android Apps are to Google what iTunes are to Apple - a means to an end. Google retains very little, if any, of the revenue derived from the sale of an app (that other 30% is to keep the carriers happy) and most apps are free anyway.

    In fact, third party storefronts could save Google a little bit of cash. As long as their plans don't include eventual global domination of app distribution, they shouldn't be a bit concerned about Moto's retail outlet.
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    Image of The Dude The Dude
    12/12/09

    In reply to Motorola’s Got Their Own Android Shop Cookin’
    If Motorola implements this well Google will definitely look end up looking silly.
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment The Dude was starred The Dude was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/13/09

    @The Dude: If anything, Google will remain sitting pretty while their OS spreads and other companies invest in ways to dole out applications for it.
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    Image of The Dude The Dude
    12/13/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Problem is, this gives Motorola power that Google should already have had on lockdown: access to the app store from the desktop.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    12/01/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Fail sample size is fail, you're perfectly justified in throwing that "survey" out the door.
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    12/01/09

    In reply to Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow
    And here I was getting all excited the other day that Shazam was finally available for me on my touch diamond. I'm going to go sulk now.
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    Image of Gundem Gundem
    12/01/09

    In reply to Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow
    I still don't know why don't own an Android phone...

    oh wait...

    Damn you crackberry.
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    Image of Someone horked my name at engadget Someone horked my name at engadget
    12/01/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Sorry, ...... Vonnegut click-through.
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    Fractal the Meek promoted this comment Someone horked my name at engadget was starred Someone horked my name at engadget was unstarred
    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    12/01/09

    @Someone horked my name at engadget: Personally I came for the as-classy C&H click-through.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/01/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    If you sock Apple right in the face, you may find yourself being sacrificed on the Genius Bar altar. Don't do it.
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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/30/09

    In reply to Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow
    The problem I found with the ADC was that a lot of the apps that I really ended up liking aren't still in the store.

    For example andrometer sounds interesting, can't find it.

    My favorite was still this social based augmented reality graffiti program where you would "spray" a wall and other users would walk by and see your art. Can't find it either :(
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    Edited by tande04 at 11/30/09 11:39 PM tande04 was starred tande04 was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/01/09

    @tande04: Man, you're right. I just tried to look up a really interesting one, Tasker...at least according to androlib.com, it's not in the list. Here's hoping they make it in eventually? It would be nice if at least some of the finalists got a fast-track into the Market.
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    Image of Ioncloud9 Ioncloud9
    11/30/09

    In reply to Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow
    I never understood the fascination with silly little apps. I have like 5 that I really like to use, and the browser. More is not better, people.
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    tande04 promoted this comment Ioncloud9 was starred Ioncloud9 was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/30/09

    @Ioncloud9: I horde the apps but I still kind of agree with you.

    At the same time though I've often found that things I might download for just the 'wow' factor of showing the phone off actually become quite useful in the end.
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    Image of Badongadoodle Badongadoodle
    12/01/09

    @Ioncloud9: Thanks for your opinion - now fuck off.
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    Nick promoted this comment Badongadoodle was starred Badongadoodle was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    12/01/09

    @Badongadoodle: what is your deal? coal in your stocking, mister.
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    Image of clak clak
    11/30/09

    In reply to Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow
    These are the apps that are supposedly so much better than the ones available for the iPhone? LOL.
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    tande04 promoted this comment clak was starred clak was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/30/09

    @clak: LOL just because there aren't fart apps in there doesn't make it all that bad.

    Seriously though I don't know if anyone has ever said that Android apps are necessarily "better" than iPhone apps. What I have heard lots of people say is that for every useful iPhone app there is an android parallel and that its a lot easier to find decent apps because you don't have the glut of the iTunes app store.
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    Image of denisnossevitch denisnossevitch
    12/01/09

    @tande04: Excuse me, sir. I do believe there are fart apps available for the Android phones... you cannot hide it. We are all part of this.
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    tande04 promoted this comment denisnossevitch was starred denisnossevitch was unstarred
    Image of velazcod velazcod
    12/01/09

    @tande04: the other part is that the Android SDK will let you do way more stuff than the iPhone SDK due to background services.

    For example, take that winner (SweetDreams), you can't do an app like that on the iPhone, you just can't the SDK would not let you run scheduled/background services.

    So, Android Apps are not better than iPhone Apps, but you can do way more with the Android SDK.
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    tande04 promoted this comment velazcod was starred velazcod was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/01/09

    @velazcod: AR was a big one for awhile there too.

    @denisnossevitch: Uh how about public domain ebooks then? Glut of those on the app store. Don't think I've seen one on the market.

    Regardless its the get rich quick glut of the app store that just gets me. Fart app #1 came out and was popular. Then there were thousands of spin-offs. Yeah variety is the spice of life and all and I'm sure there are people who have been looking all their life for one specific fart in one fart app that came later but come on...
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    Image of Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars
    12/01/09

    @clak: Yeah! I mean, the Google Voice app for the iPhone is so much better.

    Oh, and that baby shaking application. That one was awesome.
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    Image of mmmiles mmmiles
    12/01/09

    @tande04: searching the App Store for "fart" yields a few results, and some of them are for sound effect collections. I think you don't know what you are talking about.
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    tande04 promoted this comment mmmiles was starred mmmiles was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/01/09

    @mmmiles: I think you're in a different country.
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    Image of mmmiles mmmiles
    12/01/09

    @tande04: Sorry "fart app". "Fart" yields even more sounboards, though. Are they somehow affecting the other apps in the store? Or do you go searching for fart apps regularly? I have dozens of apps, and I've never seen a "fart app" while browsing or reading review sites.

    It's a rhetorical question, I'm just calling you on your dumbass argument.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/01/09

    @mmmiles: What about it is a dumbass argument?

    That the app store and fart apps became synonymous long ago?

    That its indicative of the general get rich quick mentality that permeates the app store anymore?

    That the app store has been suffering under its own glut of whatever app of the week is in vogue at the time and that quality apps of any sort are often buried in the trash that comes along?

    Where was the dumbassness in all of that? Or did you just get to fart and couldn't stop giggling?
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    Image of mmmiles mmmiles
    12/01/09

    @tande04: I run a business greatly assisted by my iPhone (a GSM Android phone with a few more apps could probably do the same). I regret to inform you I don't own any fart apps.

    The app store might be synonymous with fart apps for the first few weeks the App Store was launched, or right now for the purposes of making your facetious argument. What percentage of apps are fart apps now? You are making the argument so you go work it out.

    And what are you going to say when the first fart app shows up on Android? Will it somehow diminish all the other apps in the Android marketplace? Of course not.

    Come join us in 2009. Maybe the kids at high school are playing with your precious fart apps, but the adults aren't (or shouldn't be?) particularly concerned. Grow up?
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/01/09

    @mmmiles: You really do get to fart and stop reading don't you?

    Fart apps are always going to be synonymous with the app store until the bubble bursts on the app store and the app of the week phenomena dies out.

    It doesn't actually have anything to do with fart apps. You can put anything in there that is quickly done with the sole purpose of turning a quick buck. Flashlights, public domain ebooks, to do lists, any app that was quickly made once and turned a buck so now everyone else had to jump on.

    Its indicative of the whole problem with what the app store became. Its wading through the spam folder in your e-mail just to find the one that got put in there by mistake. Decent devs get lost and even the ones that do stand out are often in turn frustrated by their own glut of copy cat spin-offs.
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    Image of mmmiles mmmiles
    12/01/09

    @tande04: With all the developers you have interviewed as part of this study you did quitting and being frustrated, it's amazing any apps got made at all!

    I must have gotten lucky. Or, you know, read Gizmodo's reviews now and then. Or used Google. Or even the Top 25/50. Or the iTunes customer reviews. Or.... [trails off]
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    Edited by mmmiles at 12/01/09 2:15 AM mmmiles was starred mmmiles was unstarred
    Image of Dayv Dayv
    03/31/09

    In reply to Reports: Google Pulling Tethering Apps From Android Marketplace
    As an iphone owner, I can't help but feel a little schadenfreude over this after all the crowing by G1 owners.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/31/09

    @dayv: Oh, there's nothing shameful about this joy :P
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    03/31/09

    @dayv: Don't feel bad when people endlessly crow about stuff and then have it thrown in their face.


    It's Karma.

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    Image of nightryder21 nightryder21
    03/31/09

    In reply to Reports: Google Pulling Tethering Apps From Android Marketplace
    but but Android is the open source savior where we can install anything we please. HA. Seems like WM is the "most open" of all the Mobile OS.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    03/31/09

    @nightryder21: People scoff, but it's really seems to be true based on my experience.


    So far all I've had to do is think up a task for my Winmo phone, look up the application and install it.


    Aside from my GPS being locked down it's actually pretty damn COOL!

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    03/31/09

    In reply to Reports: Google Pulling Tethering Apps From Android Marketplace
    Tethering is a sore spot on most carriers, which sucks because it's the best way to get the most out of the data plan they shoved down your throat in the first place.


    I myself am putting together the stuff I need to tether my i910 Omnia.


    It's incredibly unfair considering WE are the ones PAYING FOR THIS!!!!

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    Image of krnplcd krnplcd
    02/23/09

    In reply to 'I Am Richer' App Pops Up in Android Marketplace for $200
    @least hte I am rich app was creative... the person was able to make money... by other ppl being stupid... this ones just lame...
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    krnplcd was starred krnplcd was unstarred
    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    02/23/09

    @krnplcd: Was that even English?
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    ceilingFANBOY was starred ceilingFANBOY was unstarred
    Image of gamecrazychris gamecrazychris
    02/23/09

    In reply to 'I Am Richer' App Pops Up in Android Marketplace for $200
    If I had a G1 I'd just pirate it then show off to my friends like I actually paid full price for it.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/23/09

    @gamecrazychris: It's better to show to people who DID pay for it.
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