Phone companies today seem to getting kind of lazy. No longer must the company make every bit of software for their device but instead, just take the time to make an SDK for the device. Then, they can just sit back and watch other people do their work for them while the reap the royalties. It is a brilliant idea, but sometimes it just seems a bit unfair.
But at least Google is finding a different way to compensate their top developers other than just giving them some of the profits made off of their applications. If you are an Android developer who has at least one app that has a 3.5 out of 5 ranking or better, and has been downloaded a minimum of 5,000 times, you are being sent a free phone! Specifically, you will get either a Droid or a Nexus One.
In America, it will be random which phone you receive. If you’re in Canada, the EU, Norway, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Singapore, you get a Nexus One. Anywhere else… sorry but the phones aren’t certified out there apparently. But neither phone is really that bad at all. So congrats to you guys.
Here is the email from Google:
[QUOTE]Due to your contribution to the success of Android Market, we would like to present you with a brand new Android device as part of our developer device seeding program. You are receiving this message because you’re one of the top developers in Android Market with one or more of your applications having a 3.5 star or higher rating and more than 5,000 unique downloads.
In order to receive this device, you must click through to this site, read the terms and conditions of the offer and fill out the registration form to give us your current mailing address so that we can ship your device.
You will receive either a Verizon Droid by Motorola or a Nexus One. Developers with mailing addresses in the US will receive either a Droid or Nexus one, based on random distribution. Developers from Canada, EU, and the EEA states (Norway, Lichtenstein), Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore will receive a Nexus One. Developers with mailing addresses in countries not listed above will not receive a phone since these phones are not certified to be used in other countries.
We hope that you will enjoy your new device and continue to build more insanely popular apps for Android![/QUOTE]
Read [TechCrunch]
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