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Developers: why you should build for Android tablets

24 points by bdfh42 16y ago

Newky 16y ago
I don't understand reason 5 ?? They have more fragmented and buggy SDK so it will make you more agile? The whole focus of this article seems to be off, it seems to encourage below par apps just because apparently it is easier to get a sub standard app recognized on android. Am I missing humor in this article? Maybe its a joke article from a iOS developer in which case you can ignore this comment.
- joelhaasnoot 16y ago
  Scoble thinks he knows what he's talking about, but sometimes he really misses the bar. He needs to sit down sometime and really program. Lots of these tech journalists haven't seen enough of the reality of developing software. Leo Laporte, Scobleizer, etc.
- Charuru 16y ago
  I think what he means is that it's ok if your program crashes, because people expect android apps to crash... So you should just release fast and be agile. Unless he means a different agile.
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oldstrangers 16y ago
This is an incredibly ignorant article. Why is this on the front page of HN?
- HelloBeautiful 16y ago
  Because not everyone shares your opinion.
  - oldstrangers 16y ago
    Except... for almost everyone else in this thread.
statictype 16y ago
So, since I want Apple to have strong competition, I’ll urge you to build Android apps Points 1, 4 and that sentence are possibly the only sensible things written in the whole article.
KarlFreeman 16y ago
Not to sure I agree on the premise of building android apps because "Even a crappy app. Even one that does nothing but make fart noises" will get noticed. I don't want to associate my hard work in an environment devoid of quality. If the same argument had been made that there is a land grab situation for placing yourself at the forefront of 'popular' android applications then it would be a diffrent matter. Lets not try and encourage crap android applications because there is no quality control guidelines ( be them good or not good )
zrgiu 16y ago
Scoble is missing one important thing: there is absolutely NO way of finding out which apps are designed to work on Android Tablets, and which are built only for phones and will just (crappy) scale up.
- Andys 16y ago
  except they have "tablet" somewhere in their name
- aphexairlines 16y ago
  Screenshots?
- tintin 16y ago
  Apps on market.android.com show a tab permissions where you can find what your device needs to use the app. I agree it's very hard to find out the supported resolutions. The screenshots will tell sometimes. But for a free app I don't think it's a problem at all. Don't like it: delete it.
djhworld 16y ago
Scoble is a bit of an idiot to be honest, he posted an article a few days ago (just after the iPad2 announcement) about how the Xoom is rubbish in comparison. The article would have been okay if he had left it at that, he's entitled to his opinion. But he started replying to the comments below and he came across as a bit of an ass. This article is a backtrack, tail between the legs moment for him I think
- shareme 16y ago
  yeah but is entertaining to see former MS serf get his ass handed to him is it not? :)
- recoiledsnake 16y ago
  >This article is a backtrack, tail between the legs moment for him I think Why? He doesn't say the Xoom is good. Just that it's easier to get a few quick sales in before the crowd of apps appear. Just because the device is not up to par with the 'best 'doesn't mean it will have zero sales, how much ever Apple wants to convince us. Biggest example, Android phones.
zdw 16y ago
* It’s tougher to monetize on Android, which forces a scrappier corporate culture. * This is a positive?

24 points by bdfh42 16y ago

Newky 16y ago

I don't understand reason 5 ?? They have more fragmented and buggy SDK so it will make you more agile? The whole focus of this article seems to be off, it seems to encourage below par apps just because apparently it is easier to get a sub standard app recognized on android. Am I missing humor in this article? Maybe its a joke article from a iOS developer in which case you can ignore this comment.

joelhaasnoot 16y ago
Scoble thinks he knows what he's talking about, but sometimes he really misses the bar. He needs to sit down sometime and really program. Lots of these tech journalists haven't seen enough of the reality of developing software. Leo Laporte, Scobleizer, etc.
Charuru 16y ago
I think what he means is that it's ok if your program crashes, because people expect android apps to crash... So you should just release fast and be agile. Unless he means a different agile.

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oldstrangers 16y ago

This is an incredibly ignorant article. Why is this on the front page of HN?

HelloBeautiful 16y ago
Because not everyone shares your opinion.
- oldstrangers 16y ago
  Except... for almost everyone else in this thread.

statictype 16y ago

So, since I want Apple to have strong competition, I’ll urge you to build Android apps Points 1, 4 and that sentence are possibly the only sensible things written in the whole article.

KarlFreeman 16y ago

Not to sure I agree on the premise of building android apps because "Even a crappy app. Even one that does nothing but make fart noises" will get noticed. I don't want to associate my hard work in an environment devoid of quality. If the same argument had been made that there is a land grab situation for placing yourself at the forefront of 'popular' android applications then it would be a diffrent matter. Lets not try and encourage crap android applications because there is no quality control guidelines ( be them good or not good )

zrgiu 16y ago

Scoble is missing one important thing: there is absolutely NO way of finding out which apps are designed to work on Android Tablets, and which are built only for phones and will just (crappy) scale up.

Andys 16y ago
except they have "tablet" somewhere in their name
aphexairlines 16y ago
Screenshots?
tintin 16y ago
Apps on market.android.com show a tab permissions where you can find what your device needs to use the app. I agree it's very hard to find out the supported resolutions. The screenshots will tell sometimes. But for a free app I don't think it's a problem at all. Don't like it: delete it.

djhworld 16y ago

Scoble is a bit of an idiot to be honest, he posted an article a few days ago (just after the iPad2 announcement) about how the Xoom is rubbish in comparison. The article would have been okay if he had left it at that, he's entitled to his opinion. But he started replying to the comments below and he came across as a bit of an ass. This article is a backtrack, tail between the legs moment for him I think

shareme 16y ago
yeah but is entertaining to see former MS serf get his ass handed to him is it not? :)
recoiledsnake 16y ago
>This article is a backtrack, tail between the legs moment for him I think Why? He doesn't say the Xoom is good. Just that it's easier to get a few quick sales in before the crowd of apps appear. Just because the device is not up to par with the 'best 'doesn't mean it will have zero sales, how much ever Apple wants to convince us. Biggest example, Android phones.

zdw 16y ago

* It’s tougher to monetize on Android, which forces a scrappier corporate culture. * This is a positive?