$149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
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$149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
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Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#2Given the indecision of the HP board as of late, how can they expect developers to make any significant effort to develop for their platform?
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#3Great ... I can't register for a developer account because I'm from Slovenia. Guess it's time to move to Somalia so I'll be able to register :\
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#4Blackberry gave away Playbooks to anyone who developed an app for it, which resulted in a lot of "developers" who produced low-quality, minimally useful apps.
Is there some quality control that will limit who counts as a developer for the TouchPad? If not, I expect this will have a similar result. And really, even if they get real mobile developers, it may result in some half-hearted ports unless it becomes clear at some point that the platform has some kind of future.
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#5Given the indecision of the HP board as of late, how can they expect developers to make any significant effort to develop for their platform?
According to Palm Developer relations, because there's money to be made on an uncrowded platform. There are plenty of existing TouchPad owners thanks to the firesale, and those that use their devices are willing to pay to improve their experience (since the experience won't likely be improved by HP themselves long-term). And you might have more success short-term by selling smaller apps on the Palm Marketplace than you would fighting for space in Android's.
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#6Given the indecision of the HP board as of late, how can they expect developers to make any significant effort to develop for their platform?
According to Palm Developer relations, because there's money to be made on an uncrowded platform. There are plenty of existing TouchPad owners thanks to the firesale, and those that use their devices are willing to pay to improve their experience (since the experience won't likely be improved by HP themselves long-term). And you might have more success short-term by selling smaller apps on the Palm Marketplace than y…
There are at least 4 million devices....
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApB67S7ETz4WdHd...
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#7I already got my touchpad (running android now) during the fire sale but this is awesome for anyone who missed it.
Anyone know much it costs to sign up as a developer though to get this deal? It says you need paypal so I'm guessing there is a cost but it doesn't actually list how much it is until you sign up.
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#8I already got my touchpad (running android now) during the fire sale but this is awesome for anyone who missed it. Anyone know much it costs to sign up as a developer though to get this deal? It says you need paypal so I'm guessing there is a cost but it doesn't actually list how much it is until you sign up.
Free at the moment, they say they have waved their fees for the time being, which is unsurprising given the state of WebOS
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#9They seem to be sold out in UK and US online stores at the moment though.
Re: $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
#10Why do you need to give a company name in order to register as a developer? Does anyone know if the deal is available to people who have just signed up?