Comments on: Android Market Now Over 10,000 Applications Strong

By: feramentum

feramentum — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:20:02 +0000

I’ve had the droid for a month now. i read lots of crap about iphone at verizon then android then more crap about crap. its really like this, if it isnt there when you go to look then more than likely its not. what happened to the flash player hahahahaha not there. half the time i think its a scam on by phone developers as well as software developers to save the best for the next level of technology say in 3 years when they skip completely out of 3 4 and 5 g all together.
personally i am waiting for the brain chip. the implanted phone because some people just have to be in touch.

By: SX

SX — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:18:07 +0000

Android sucks… ;)

Just kidding…

By: SX

SX — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:17:18 +0000

Android sucks… ;-) ;-P

just kidding…

By: Rocco

Rocco — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:52:46 +0000

Just download Market Enabler and be done with it. It’s been out for a while now.

By: gwon

gwon — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:48:46 +0000

Also – Apple giving Palm another big F U for iTunes.

And congrats on the MMS support Apple/AT&T. I hope it does not bring your AT&T network down to its knees.

By: gwon

gwon — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:58:16 +0000

Actually they now have Pandora and Facebook. Wow – they are moving quick.

http://www.androidguys.com/2009/09/09/first-look-pandora-brings-their-streaming-music-app-to-android/

By: Kick In The Teeth!

Kick In The Teeth! — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:53:15 +0000

Yeah…that…

You heard it, The Internet: windows apps are made by scientists.

Learn to smart….

By: Android App Review Source

Android App Review Source — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:30:01 +0000

Because it’s an Open Platform it’s only a matter of time before the Market hits 70,000+ apps.

By: Jasper St. Germone

Jasper St. Germone — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:39:26 +0000

Android news from past few weeks: new phones! new apps! new carriers! more users! great reviews!

iPhone news from past few weeks: C64 emu..maybe…yes..no..sure…ok here it is and there is goes!

Exciting, exciting times to be an Apple user. Also, welcome to 2003 with that MMS support. …

By: Sekhar Ravinutala

Sekhar Ravinutala — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:55:34 +0000

Not sure what you mean. You can’t browse apps not on the store, and you can’t install them (Android will disallow installing outside apps unless you override the security settings).

By: gwon

gwon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:42:38 +0000

I agree. I still think Apple can get a bigger market share if they go to different carriers (within 1-2 years). If not, Andriod will overtake them within 1-2 years.

By: Ash London

Ash London — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:38:13 +0000

Apple apps are clean and designed by people that know what they are doing, taking both aesthetics and usability into consideration.

One of the reasons windows has fallen behind is because apps are designed by a bunch of scientists who have no clue about the end user. Cant help but feel Android is going down the same route.

These new mobile OS’s are doing stuff apple was 5 years ago.

By: gwon

gwon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:59:56 +0000

I believe Android just released Facebook. Pandora is being worked on as we speak.

By: Patrick Söder

Patrick Söder — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:55:07 +0000

Does anyone know the initial distribution of prices regarding iphone apps? I mean, money talks.

Last time I read something about it most were “$10 or less with the bulk at under $5″.
Which, Commercially, isnt that much money but things might have changed since I last read about it.

However, Android on the other hand is the same OS on multiple handsets. Multiple handsets for multiple flavours. Multiple flavours a.k.a potential customers.

I wouldnt worry too much about cannibalization.

By: Intosh

Intosh — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:33:38 +0000

Didn’t anyone see the irony with this mobile apps craze? While the desktop computing world tries to move towards web-centric apps, using the web browser as the platform, the mobile computing world move BACKWARDS with OS-specific flavors of an app. Facebook needs to write an app for the iPhone, one for Android, one for Palm’s WebOS, one for S60, eventual one for Maemo, etc.

Isn’t this crazy? Hey, we have this wonderful thing called the Web that can “united” all platforms. Are we going to move several steps backward only to return to square one 5 or 10 years from now???

By: thelazzyone

thelazzyone — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:23:27 +0000

Yes, all apps are compatible across all android phones that have been released.

All iPhone apps are not compatible with every iPhone.

3G cannot take advantage of Augmented Reality apps that 3GS can.

3G cannot take advantage of the Video capable apps like Qik unless you jailbreak..

So the statement you just made isn’t 100% correct.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:18:50 +0000

BIG fan of Android! Would like to see adoption by Nokia. Check out my fan android commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8CqMVa6ZeU

By: Oday Nasser

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:44:25 +0000

true, but these apps arent compatible with every android phone, unlike the Apple App Store.

By: Milind

Milind — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:09:34 +0000

Not everyone likes the same thing. That’s why there are different fashions, different movies, different books – catering to different tastes. Same thing with the devices.

While you (and certainly many others) may love the iPhone, not everyone does. I liked my iPhone, but switched to the G1 because of the keyboard. And I love it.

The iPhone is certainly a better hardware today. But the UI is showing its age. The Sense UI is sexier and more usable with live widgets than the static iPhone home screens.

But the Hero is still underpowered, still has poor battery life and most importantly (for me) has no physical keyboard. But it will be loved by a set of people who didn’t like the G1.

IMO, Android already has more innovative and compelling apps than the iPhone. The syncing with Google is brilliant. Background processing with notifications make for much better usability.

The iPhone is still more consistent over all and will likely always be the case. But in a short one year span, as far as I’m concerned Android is already superior to the iPhone.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:48:09 +0000

You’ve outlined exactly the reason why I’m looking forward to an Android phone…eventually. I’m just waiting for a device with a processor at least comparable to the 3GS and Pre.

I’m hooked on Gmail, Gchat, GCal, and am waiting to use my GVoice once I have Android.

I have an iPhone 2G now and as you said, it seems likely that Android will have everything I want before iPhone.

By: Milind

Milind — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:25:10 +0000

VPN works flawlessly on Cyanogen’s build. So I presume it will be in the next release.

By: Fredrik Olsson

Fredrik Olsson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:15:17 +0000

@gwon: What does it matter if there is one or 12 Android phones to choose from if none compares favorably to the iPhone?

For Apple that does not matter at all, for the Android device manufacturers it means that all devices have to compete for the same customers.

The number of available Android phones IS IRRELEVANT. Only the quality of the hardware, software, and service.

Also Android can not compete against Apples CURRENT offering by promising FUTURE phones.

By: stucktrader

stucktrader — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:09:02 +0000

@gwon,

‘confidential confidential’ has one point that would have proven true… had Apple not sign with Cingular/AT&T exclusively…

No doubt, A LOT of people would jump the AT&T ship to Verizon or another regional GSM compatible carrier.

This is the whole Windows hardware variety versus a unified Mac OS X… except in the mobile space.

By: Milind

Milind — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:05:54 +0000

What do you mean no Market App in India? I can get to the market from my G1. Or do you mean that there is no way to purchase an app from India?

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:28:57 +0000

Recommendations from trusted sources could be the new gold rush.

TC should make an RSS feed of good app.’s. Then people can make recommending services that combine RSS feeds from different sites and filters the 10k app.’s to a practical list of choices.