Google Opens the Android Market
Google today announced the opening of a software distribution system, Android Market, that will be used for downloading content to the soon to come Android powered devices. Android market will connect users and developers, thereby creating an efficient environment for finding, purchasing and downloading various content.
Android Market will be similar to YouTube, complete with a feedback and rating system. It also looks a bit like Apple's App Store. Developers will be able to display their content by registering as a merchant, uploading the content and describing it. The creators of Android market plan to provide developers with a dashboard and analytical tools to help them improve their content.
The first Android powered handsets will be enabled with a beta version of Android Market. Apparently Google has not yet finalized the product and decisions are still being made, but users can expect support for free applications right away. Soon after launch, when the product has been finalized, there will be an update that will support downloads of paid content and additional features including versioning, multiple device profile support and analytics.
[via Android Developers Blog]
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