Who Esle Wants to Earn $275 000 with Google?

Having released the first version of the mobile platform Android SDK, Google has announced Android Developer Challenge - a competition for developers. The competitions will be held in 2 parts: at the beginning of the next year and at its end, when first Googlephone will be available for purchase.

The total prize fund will make $10 million. The best developers who will take part will get from $25 000 to $ 275 000. According to the experts the current version of SDK shows that the company is planning to become a trusted player on the mobile market.

One week after the announce of the mobile platform Google published the initial version of Software Development Kit, SDK, which can be downloaded now and free. At the same time the company announced the competition with the prize fund of $10 mln.

Sergey Brin, the president and the founder of Google, says:

“We’ve already created a number of applications for the platform Android, but they leave much to desire. The best applications must be designed by independent developers. We would like to reward such authors and support them as much as we can.”

Some of the applications will be preinstalled on the forthcoming Googlephones which are planned to be released in the seconds part of 2008.

The competitions will be help in two separate stages: Android Developer Challenge I and II.

The first stage will be held on January 2 to March 3, 2008. The jury will be made up of experienced developers and the members of the group Open Handset Alliance founded on November 5, 2007. The jury will choose 50 developers who will be given a chance to participate in the 2nd stage that will be held on May 1, 2008.

The top 10 developers will get $275 000 each, and the next 10 - $100 000 each. The best products will be announced at the end of the May of 2008.

According to the official representatives of Google, the current version of SDK is the initial. It means that in the near future we’ll se a number of beta-versions and the final release. The current SDK features the means of development, libraries, documentation, demonstration projects and great volumes of basic info. Moreover, SDK features API (Application Programming Interface) for the usage of local services, sending sound and video. According to the documentation the Googlephones to come will work in the GSM/EDGE networks of the 2 and 3 generations plus Wi-Fi. SDK can be access though a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux powered PC.

According to the experts, the contest is a wise and well-considered step by Google which is likely to draw attention to the new open platform. Taking into consideration the variety of technologies described in the initial version of SDK, one can conclude that Google plans to enter the market competition as a serious and strong player.

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