submission required a brief description of proposed applications, which Amazon said they would review. I don't get it - does that mean that they'll wade through all of the ideas and pick the ones that sound good? Or was it just a soft filter to make sure developers have an idea?
Why would anyone worry creating a native application for a highly restricted and proprietary platform when he/she has the option of creating a web application with much better control of deployment, simpler learning curve, etc?
We've seen this history before. Just ask Lotus, WordPerfect, Ashton-Tate, Borland, Computer Associates and thousands of iPhone developers how nice it is to put a leash around your neck and handle it to Microsoft and Apple. Oh, and, after that ask McMillan if Amazon is a non-controling company with open standards.
This is a gold rush with Amazon and Apple selling the picks and shovels.
Voice over IP functionality, advertising, offensive materials, collection of customer information without express customer knowledge and consent, or usage of the Amazon or Kindle brand in any way are not allowed. In addition, active content must meet all Amazon technical requirements, not be a generic reader, and not contain malicious code.
We will work to refine the above guidelines throughout the beta."
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[ 66.2 ms ] story [ 1542 ms ] threadWhy would anyone worry creating a native application for a highly restricted and proprietary platform when he/she has the option of creating a web application with much better control of deployment, simpler learning curve, etc?
We've seen this history before. Just ask Lotus, WordPerfect, Ashton-Tate, Borland, Computer Associates and thousands of iPhone developers how nice it is to put a leash around your neck and handle it to Microsoft and Apple. Oh, and, after that ask McMillan if Amazon is a non-controling company with open standards.
This is a gold rush with Amazon and Apple selling the picks and shovels.
If it is speed and access to the whole device, then you need to code for their API.
Voice over IP functionality, advertising, offensive materials, collection of customer information without express customer knowledge and consent, or usage of the Amazon or Kindle brand in any way are not allowed. In addition, active content must meet all Amazon technical requirements, not be a generic reader, and not contain malicious code.
We will work to refine the above guidelines throughout the beta."
Available APIs: http://java.sun.com/javame/reference/apis/jsr217/ http://kdk-javadocs.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html