Verizon’s Making Their Own Android App Store, and That Makes Google Happy
Gizmodo.com:
Some have applauded Android’s “come one come all” app philosophy; others think it’s left the Android Market a mess. Now, Verizon’s looking to clean things with a closed, competing Android app store of their own. So why isn’t Google fuming?
Verizon currently preinstalls something called the V Cast App Store on many of its BlackBerry phones, offering users an alternative to the official BlackBerry App World that’s also installed on the devices out of the box. According to AndroidandMe, Verizon will be expanding V Cast App Store to Android devices in coming months, having opened submissions to Android developers on September 1st. It doesn’t cost developers anything to apply, and just as with Apple’s App Store, Verizon will review every entry, separating out the wheat from the spammy and/or subpar chaff.
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