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It looks like you can only install Android apps which their developers have uploaded to Blackberry App World (their own store) -- i.e., no Market, and no side l
by wzdd 16y ago
It looks like you can only install Android apps which their developers have uploaded to Blackberry App World (their own store) -- i.e., no Market, and no side loading. I wonder how much this will matter? Android developers have two app stores to think about at the moment. Are they going to care enough to upload their app to RIM's as well? It's not an unmitigated win: it would mean dealing with another payment system and supporting another set of hardware.
- martythemaniak 16y ago"Android developers have two app stores to think about at the moment." We do?
- rksprst 16y agoIf a developer could increase the reach of his apps (and thus make more money), you don't think he/she will take an extra 30 mins and submit to Blackberry App World?
- MichaelApproved 16y agoFrom what we've seen from other developers, it'll take more than 30 minutes to deal with Blackberry app world: http://blog.jamiemurai.com/2011/02/you-win-rim/ http://blog.jamiemurai.com/2011/02/you-win-rim/
- Xuzz 16y agoI'd just like to add my data point here: setting up a vendor account in the App World took less than 24 hours and was much easier than Apple. I just had to fill out a web form, email (not fax!) in some documents, and they emailed it was ready the very next day. Obviously, YMMV. But they may be improving.
- rbarooah 16y agoMy app store acccount only required a web form. How was it difficult for you?
- Xuzz 16y agoMostly, the required fax machine (much less convenient than emailing a PDF) and the really badly timed phone call from their support staff to confirm me (although, admittedly that is probably my own fault). (I'm also probably a bad data point with Apple, though: I'm sure they took longer than normal considering I am currently somewhat-visibly contributing to Cydia and some jailbreakst.) Homestly, though, neither was particularly difficult. (Palm webOS was equally pain-free, fwiw.)
- ryanhuff 16y agoFaxing was required for a business account.
- lazyant 16y agothis is the follow-up btw: http://blog.jamiemurai.com/2011/02/rim-rant-follow-up/ http://blog.jamiemurai.com/2011/02/rim-rant-follow-up/ , RIM was trying to make things right.
- alex_c 16y agoIf you are developing for iOS or Android, you can replace the entire preceding two paragraphs with one sentence: Press the button that says Build and Run (or the equivalent button within Eclipse for Android). snort Sure, or at least that's what happens after you've gone through provisioning hell on the iPhone. (I don't know how the Playbook works, that may be a problem as well). For what it's worth, the iPhone SDK was much less developer-friendly early on than it is today - an unpolished developer experience, by itself, won't be a showstopper. What will really matter is how many people buy the Playbook.
- MatthewPhillips 16y agoMy only concern is paying $100 to another publisher. If you're developing free apps (or your apps just aren't selling that well) that's a deterrent from submitting.
- jsz0 16y agoIIRC Google's Market app is closed source and Google offers no official API or other method for third parties to fully access the Market.