Re:Why I'm investing in Windows Phone and skipping Android
by Tichy on Friday March 19, 2010 @08:09AM
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I agree there are not many nice games. Didn't miss many other things, but I am not much of an app collector.
However, the lack of quality apps is motivating me as a developer. How am I supposed to compete on the iPhone, if there are a gazillion apps that are polished bordering on cheesiness? Seems to me on Android there are more opportunities for me.
Re:Why I'm investing in Windows Phone and skipping Android
by whalesalad on Friday March 19, 2010 @07:52AM
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YES.
I've been patiently waiting for the Android Market to start filling up with polished apps, fun games, and tools to help me at work. Unfortunately, I'm several months in and the best-selling games are Bejeweled knock-offs, and a $3.99 version of Doodle Jump. I didn't make my choice of phone platform based upon game selection, but it definitely seems that iPhone developers are focused on building businesses and making money, while Android developers are mainly hobbyists, tinkering on niche projects.
To the author's point, if the existing .NET development community can leap-frog Android in terms of app output and app quality, then they would make a believer out of me.