Google’s Android Market Annouced!
August 28, 2008
On the heels our Big in Japan’s release of GoCart fot the Google’s Android phone, Eric Chu has announced the details of Android Market, “an open content distribution system that will help end users find, purchase, download and install various types of content on their Android-powered devices. The concept is simple: leverage Google’s expertise in infrastructure, search and relevance to connect users with content created by developers like you.”
The market will initially support free applications on the first Android handsets and soon after that paid applications will be possible. This is great news. Eric explained, “We chose the term “market” rather than “store” because we feel that developers should have an open and unobstructed environment to make their content available. Similar to YouTube, content can debut in the marketplace after only three simple steps: register as a merchant, upload and describe your content and publish it. We also intend to provide developers with a useful dashboard and analytics to help drive their business and ultimately improve their offerings.”
