With all the hype about mobile gaming, carriers and publishers are taking all the spotlight. Developers are left somewhere behind, armed with nothing more than their creativity and skills at hand. While bottom-up moves to empower developers are starting to increase (j2mepolish, eclipseme, etc) the real needs of developers are still not up on the priority lists of the movers and shakers in the industry.
Is that a problem? I think so.
After all, without developers, there’s no content. With the right amount of guidance, tools and incentives, I tend to believe a new breed of mobile developers would arise - hence the quality of the content would inherently increase. Branding does not mean higher quality apps. If indie developers were given an equal chance at distribution, mobile applications might become more adopted.
C’mon, give the little guy a break!
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