Comments on: Rise of Android Themes & Skins A Surprise to Google Engineers

By: Smartphones Dev

Smartphones Dev — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:32:38 +0000

I think the problem is found in something you said… "Let google find the developers that are willing to hand them over for free…" There is a significant cost in building great, polished apps. The people willing to make a significant investment won't do so unless they can expect to see a return. Now that there are a bunch of new Android devices coming to the market, it's a real opportunity, but still requires a big investment up front. The kid in the dorm room might be willing to work for free, but a real developer with real employees who expect to get actually paid (pesky details) need a way to monetize that investment. In app ads aren't cutting it, so there has to be another way to make money.

Now that Google has trained everyone to expect apps to be free, it's hard to justify committing serious money to a development project that may never pay off.

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By: death2iPhone

death2iPhone — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:12:11 +0000

The Android OS is very young. Changes are made daily to not only the OS but in the apps as well. Let google find the developers that are willing to hand them over for free and well start seeing some better polished apps.

By: Palm Pre Phone Fan

Palm Pre Phone Fan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:39:47 +0000

I have been wondering why there has not been a big rush of developers for Android? Is Apple really still that dominant in the marketplace that developers are too busy working on iPhone apps? I mean that will really help Android and the new Palm Pre to compete! They need apps!

What are your thoughts on teh very low number of good apps coming out for Andriod while Apple continues to roll out exceptional apps? (I got jealous today learning that there is a new Skype program and Google Analytics program for the iPhone. You would think that Google would have developed killer programs for Google apps on Android by now.)