Android Market Might Be Even Bigger Mess Than Apple's App StoreS
Android Market is officially out of the bag. The application
store for Google's Android cellphones only contains free
software for now and there is no approval process for the
software: it's an open content distribution system. The
structure is similar to the iPhone App Store, with a rating
system similar to YouTube's. Google is touting their experience
as a search engine and infrastructure provider as advantages to
Apple's store, but would that be really useful if everyone and
their dogs can submit their flashlight apps?As shown in today's
presentation, some developers are very excited about Android
Market. In the keynote, T-Mobile and Google have pushed the Open
Source aspect of the new store. But at the end, as demonstrated
by the barrage of useless applications that inundate the Apple's
iPhone App Store, what really counts is the overall quality of
the software and how the best applications can reach the
consumers. That's where the rating s