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I'm going to side with Google on this one (though I might change my mind in the future). Two reasons: 1. Kongregate can distribute it's app outside the app sto

by wtracy 16y ago

I'm going to side with Google on this one (though I might change my mind in the future). Two reasons: 1. Kongregate can distribute it's app outside the app store, though I hear you guys about AT&T blocking apps outside the store. I might take this off my list if Google starts doing more evil down the road. 2. The main reason: Kongregate is free to bundle each of those games as a separate app and put them on the store. The lawyers can argue all they want about whether the Kongregate app violates the TOS by being an app store, but certainly it violates the agreement in spirit. Has anyone here dealt with the WildTangent client? It does roughly what the Kongregate app is designed to do, but on Windows. It lives in memory and tries to download new games at regular intervals. Frankly, it gets annoying. Honestly, this smells like Kongregate is trying to push shovelware along with their legitimate games. If Google lets them put their games up but not their magic Kongregate App, that seems legitimate--especially if Kongregate is allowed to make their Bonzi Buddy^H^H client app available outside the market. Anyone care to explain why I'm wrong?

jim-greer 16y ago
I really dislike spammy, bloatware like Wild Tangent too. Our app is not like that, give it a try. It doesn't download anything without you're permission and doesn't pester you. On 1) agreed, that alone is one of the reasons I really prefer Android. But the dialog you have to check to install non-market apps is pretty scary. As for 2) give the app a try - I think you'll see for this kind of content a rich browsing experience is much nicer than the Android Market.
- wtracy 16y ago
  Fair enough, I haven't tried the app--I don't own a smartphone at the moment. BTW, might I ask when Kongregate is planning to support html5 games? :-)
  - jim-greer 16y ago
    Didn't see this - we already support HTML5 games (via an iframe). We've gotten very few submissions though.
true_religion 16y ago
I have a question: Why is it that anytime google is involved, their actions have to be characterized as either "good" or "evil"? When other companies commit even horrifically unsavory actions, no one calls them evil. We may call for their prosecution, or say that they're being monopolistic or unfair but the terminology is at least descriptive and not moralistic.
- davidmat 16y ago
  Their fault. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil

by wtracy 16y ago

jim-greer 16y ago

I really dislike spammy, bloatware like Wild Tangent too. Our app is not like that, give it a try. It doesn't download anything without you're permission and doesn't pester you. On 1) agreed, that alone is one of the reasons I really prefer Android. But the dialog you have to check to install non-market apps is pretty scary. As for 2) give the app a try - I think you'll see for this kind of content a rich browsing experience is much nicer than the Android Market.

wtracy 16y ago
Fair enough, I haven't tried the app--I don't own a smartphone at the moment. BTW, might I ask when Kongregate is planning to support html5 games? :-)
- jim-greer 16y ago
  Didn't see this - we already support HTML5 games (via an iframe). We've gotten very few submissions though.

true_religion 16y ago

I have a question: Why is it that anytime google is involved, their actions have to be characterized as either "good" or "evil"? When other companies commit even horrifically unsavory actions, no one calls them evil. We may call for their prosecution, or say that they're being monopolistic or unfair but the terminology is at least descriptive and not moralistic.

davidmat 16y ago
Their fault. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil