Thread: Interest in Galaxy S on AT&T? This may interest you...

I hear ya...

I wonder when the Galaxy will reach Verizon. I dont know if this is worth the effort for a move or not. Maybe it will soon root, and have a way to take it back to original (for warranty), and its no big deal.

Heck, its just a phone......but I just cant seem to help myself

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lordmaxx 959129 Well, one of the primary reasons for Iphones app policies is to make it so you could not submit applications that would supplant their own ad driven applications such as Itunes. I worry with the advent of iAds (can you believe they claim that being able to riddle your program with commercials is a FEATURE!??!?) will make it even harder for some developers Also AT&T has been quite cozy with forcing people to use their apps and having to pay for it ala AT&T navigator. Fortunately it seems they have not locked us out of google maps. yet.

The market regulates itself. The de facto standard with literally every other carrier in the world who carries Android devices is that Google Nav and Google Maps come with the device and are free. Eventually AT&T will see this and not even think about trying to impose AT&T Navigator or anything like that. Also if they want to use Yahoo so much, why dont they write a widget for it and include it in the default home screen? If the user doesnt want it, they can replace it. voila

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lordmaxx 959129 Well, one of the primary reasons for Iphones app policies is to make it so you could not submit applications that would supplant their own ad driven applications such as Itunes. I worry with the advent of iAds (can you believe they claim that being able to riddle your program with commercials is a FEATURE!??!?) will make it even harder for some developers Also AT&T has been quite cozy with forcing people to use their apps and having to pay for it ala AT&T navigator. Fortunately it seems they have not locked us out of google maps. yet.

I actually dont have a problem with iAds as long as its only for free apps. If paid apps start having ads then theres a serious problem.

Developers are starting to submit their apps to the Android Market at a pretty rapid pace, so I dont really see an issue with the no side loading apps thing. Really, side loading apps should be for developmental purposes only IMO.


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ewingr I have to say that one of the positive things for the iPhone is apps that work. I suspect that part of the reason is the controversial method used to determine what apps can be installed on the iPhone. This is similar in thought process I guess. In an enterprise IT support organization, one of the most important things to achieve stability and ease of support is a consistent load to PCs. I am all too aware of the pain that causes users, and frustration, but am also aware of the payback to IT and the business user in stability and availability of good support. This of course is different, but reminiscent of that. Of course, I dont need that protection.

Right, and it also potentially serves to reduce support costs for AT&T as it helps avoid potentially unstable apps. Granted it wont completely avoid them as many are in the Market already, but it at least allows people to search for higher rated apps in an easier format. The higher rated that app presumably the more stable it is likely to be.

Is it true that if you have the Android SDK you can load apps onto a phone you have connected to your comp? I use to be a WinMo developer and once I finally get an android phone to replace my aging fuze I wanted to look into messing around with that phone...this is one of the reasons why I think its silly they dont let you load apps

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lordmaxx 959792 Is it true that if you have the Android SDK you can load apps onto a phone you have connected to your comp? I use to be a WinMo developer and once I finally get an android phone to replace my aging fuze I wanted to look into messing around with that phone...this is one of the reasons why I think its silly they dont let you load apps

No, you cant. Amazing that Google wont let you do this, but Microsoft is going to let you do it with WP7. All you can do is run it on your device through USB debugging.