They have more fragmented and buggy SDK so it will make you more agile?
The whole focus of this article seems to be off, it seems to encourage below par apps just because apparently it is easier to get a sub standard app recognized on android.
Am I missing humor in this article? Maybe its a joke article from a iOS developer in which case you can ignore this comment.
Scoble thinks he knows what he's talking about, but sometimes he really misses the bar. He needs to sit down sometime and really program.
Lots of these tech journalists haven't seen enough of the reality of developing software. Leo Laporte, Scobleizer, etc.
Scoble is a bit of an idiot to be honest, he posted an article a few days ago (just after the iPad2 announcement) about how the Xoom is rubbish in comparison.
The article would have been okay if he had left it at that, he's entitled to his opinion. But he started replying to the comments below and he came across as a bit of an ass.
This article is a backtrack, tail between the legs moment for him I think
>This article is a backtrack, tail between the legs moment for him I think
Why? He doesn't say the Xoom is good. Just that it's easier to get a few quick sales in before the crowd of apps appear.
Just because the device is not up to par with the 'best 'doesn't mean it will have zero sales, how much ever Apple wants to convince us. Biggest example, Android phones.
Not to sure I agree on the premise of building android apps because "Even a crappy app. Even one that does nothing but make fart noises" will get noticed. I don't want to associate my hard work in an environment devoid of quality. If the same argument had been made that there is a land grab situation for placing yourself at the forefront of 'popular' android applications then it would be a diffrent matter.
Lets not try and encourage crap android applications because there is no quality control guidelines ( be them good or not good )
Scoble is missing one important thing: there is absolutely NO way of finding out which apps are designed to work on Android Tablets, and which are built only for phones and will just (crappy) scale up.
Apps on market.android.com show a tab permissions where you can find what your device needs to use the app. I agree it's very hard to find out the supported resolutions. The screenshots will tell sometimes. But for a free app I don't think it's a problem at all. Don't like it: delete it.
They have more fragmented and buggy SDK so it will make you more agile?
The whole focus of this article seems to be off, it seems to encourage below par apps just because apparently it is easier to get a sub standard app recognized on android.
Am I missing humor in this article? Maybe its a joke article from a iOS developer in which case you can ignore this comment.