Behind The Apps: Google Courting iPhone Devs for Android
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:24AM In our first (actually, beta) episode of our weekly chat with iPhone app developers, we've already learned a few interesting nuggets. This beta installment of "Behind The Apps," we talked with Aaron Kardell, creator of iGaragesale, and Jason Izatt, creator of Matchtunes and MileBug.
Jason discussed Google contacting him to bring his app MileBug to Android, and added that he knew other developers were contacted as well. (Jump to 11:55, and 13:35 in the video)
Jason and Aaron also discuss their future plans, whether they'll make the jump to Android, and their predictions for the leading Mobile OS in the future.
So enjoy, and bear in mind this was our first show, recorded the night before the iPad announcement.
Some other highlights:
App Approval Issues: 5:10
Developer Contacts at Apple: 8:35
Developing for Android: 9:54
Leading mobile OS in 3 years: 14:25
Favorite apps from other developers: 18:44
Overview of Jason and Aaron's apps: 21:40
Reader Comments (2)
Ryan - thanks again for having us on the show.
I'd like to update my prediction on leading mobile platform since last week's taping. I think iPhone OS will remain dominant for the foreseeable future, especially in light of the iPad announcement. Android will likely become the major second player by the end of 2010. While iPhone OS will retain the lead, Android will be a close second for some time... In much the same way that Java and .NET have enjoyed sharing status as the leading enterprise development platforms.
I think they are smart to write for both platforms.