Andriod Market Open to Deliver Open Content

By Editor Wireless and Mobile News on August 29, 2008 1:20 PM

Android developers will be able to distribute content through 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.

It will be powered by Google’s expertise in infrastructure, search and relevance to connect users with content created by developers like you.

Developers will be able to make their content available on an open service hosted by Google that features a feedback and rating system similar to YouTube.

Eric Chu at Android blog wrote “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.”

The Android Blog also notes:

Developers can expect the first handsets to be enabled with a beta version of Android Market.
Some decisions are still being made, but at a minimum you can expect support for free (unpaid) applications.
Soon after launch an update will be provided that supports download of paid content and more features such as versioning, multiple device profile support, analytics, etc.