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With hopes to rival the iPhone App Store, Google unveiled the first details of the Android Market on August 28, 2008. The Android Market was launched with 43 applications on October 22, 2008. The source code for the Android platform was made available for free on October 21, 2008, and the Market opened its doors to developers on October 27, 2008.Engadget: Source code freeGizmodo: Reminder: Android Market officially open to all devs today (October 27, 2008) The market sells applications which can be used on the Google Android open source mobile platform. It features a feedback and rating system, similar to YouTube.Android Developers Blog: Android Market...
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Fast Facts
- Android Market launched with 43 Apps on October 22, 2008
- Android source code available for free on October 21, 2008
- Android Market opened to developers on October 27, 2008
- Details released on August 28, 2008Android Developers Blog: Android Market: a User-Driven Content...
- T-Mobile G1 unveiled on September 23, 2008
- For use with the open source mobile platform Google AndroidAndroid Developers Blog: Android Market: a User-Driven Content...
- Contains a feedback and rating systemAndroid Developers Blog: Android Market: a User-Driven Content...
- Allows developers to publish and sell applicationsAndroid Developers Blog: Android Market: a User-Driven Content...
- Google held a $10 million contest to entice developers to create Android applicationsOfficial Site: Android Developer Challenge
- Has a so-called "kill switch" to remove problematic applicationsDownloadsquad: Android Marketplace gets a 'kill switch' (October 16, 2008)
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About the Market
In a post on the Android Developers Blog, Eric Chu described how developers can publish and sell their own applications and assured customers that many free applications would also be available.Android Developers Blog: Android Market: a User-Driven Content... Chu explained that Google chose the term 'market' over 'store' as they want to make it an open and unobstructed environment for developers.Android Developers Blog: Android Market: a User-Driven Content... Gizmodo pointed out another major difference from the App Store and the Android Market. Google will not require an approval process for applications, referring to the mysterious black box of approval that developers face when posting to the App Store.Gizmodo: Android: Android Market... Will Not Require Approval For Applications -
What is Android?
Android is the first open and free Mobile platform, created by a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies, the Open Handset Alliance. The Android Platform is a stack of Mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications.Official site: [1] Google's Android Market is an open content distribution system. -
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Official Site: Android Market
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Adobe lancia Photoshop Mobile su Android Market http://twurl.nl/2fzrmy
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@JenWilsonSydney … move in sufficient numbers to bring users across. Also, while Android will dominate, it'll become commodity market …
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Only a matter of time before iphone developers start moving to android. Already some awesome apps in the market.
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View All Android Market Questions (978) | Ask a QuestionHow do you download from the android website. (1 Answer)Android market should be available on your G1. Once you located the Android Market icon on your G1, the main Categories would appear.Once you have found the application you'd like ... read more
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Android Timeline
- November 5, 2007: Open Handset Alliance announces Android
- November 12, 2007: Early look SDK released
- April 17, 2008: Android Developer challenge I
- August 28, 2008: Android Market announced
- September 23, 2008: T-Mobile G1announced
- September 23, 2008: Android 1.0 SDK release 1 available
- October 21, 2008: Android Open source Project - source code released
- October 22, 2008: Android Market launched with 43 applications
