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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah, because having "the most apps wins."  1000 iFart apps clearly equates to being better.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[eleven11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 29th 2009 3:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[ Yes, developers for Android may have to tweak there apps more for the various phones that run on Android; but that means more users = more app sales]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Azralag]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 25th 2009 9:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[How is this different to Symbian? My point being, if you're designing apps for an OS that only works on a single technology set then of course it's "easier" than developing for an operating system that runs across more than one.<br><br>iPhone is a phone, that's it, Android is a platform.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kid english]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 21st 2009 8:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[I still don't think 100,000 apps is necessarily better than 15,000. The average person will probably go through no more than 100 - 300 anyway. Most of what's on the iphone store is junk; I hate the "gold-rush prospector" aspect of the internet. One thing catches on, then a million people follow. I guess the fact that these people aspire to be like trailblazers without actually trailblazing is lost on them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 22nd 2009 1:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think the Android apologists, rather than this article, are the only thing that are retarded.  While the iPhone has been out a year longer than the Android platform, the App Store only preceded the Android Market by 3 months (7/2008 vs. 10/2008).  <br><br>This is one of the same problems that befell Windows Mobile.  Android's overlords would do well to not head down the same path.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 22nd 2009 1:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a friend who has done Blackberry development and he complains about the same thing.  You have to code everything for multiple different screen sizes to accommodate a large variety of different hardware. As much as people begrudge Apple for the lack of choice, it enables them to offer more choice by offering the developers a stable platform.  Developing for Android or Blackberry seems to be a moving target all the time.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wedgin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 22nd 2009 11:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Android apologists? What about iPhone fan boys? The problem with Apple is that everything is proprietary. They lock down outside development of their operating systems and charge about 10x the amount they should for crappy products. I'll give them this, their designs are very feng shui, and their ideas are cool, just not executed as well as Google will execute upgrades and development. The G1 I have has been able to keep up with the new android phones on the market today (minus hardware updates of course). <br><br>Google has made most of their products opensource, which allows for a much larger community to develop and create/fix programs at a much quicker rate than either Microsoft or Apple could even dream of. Google will eventually take over the market with the Android OS and their new Google OS. They have a lot of amazing products free to the public as it stands and more is on the horizon. <br><br>The argument that Apple has more apps is incontestable. However, it does not make them a "winner" by any means. What percentage of apps are actually worth anything? That would be a better measurement of which platform will come out on top. You can't judge a smartphone by the number of fart apps, steamy window apps, or pick-up line apps. That just doesn't make sense. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 22nd 2009 5:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[OH... Not to mention with Android you're not limited to the AT&T network. That to me is worth more than any amount of apps or to be a part of the iPhone fan boy clique. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 22nd 2009 5:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/20/android-explosion-poses-a-problem-for-developers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Too quickly... too many platforms... right. Just like Windows runs on too many platforms and died a decade ago. Oh wait...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flarn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 22nd 2009 6:18PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
