Did Android Devs Wait for Cupcake Before Releasing Their Apps?

My old friend Frank McPherson and I pre-ordered the T-Mobile G1 within hours of each other last fall. However, Frank carried on as a dedicated G1 (Android) user while I returned mine during the grace period. So, I’ve been living vicariously through Frank’s Android experiences since last October. Here’s a recent question and observation from Frank that caught my interest…

Software Releases Tied To Cupcake?

Frank notes that the new USA Today and NBA Game Time (Eastern Conference only) were released around the Cupcake (Android 1.5) release. He also notes that the recent Google search location option and Google Product search barcode scanning also recently appeared.

As a non-Android user, it seems like Android app releases have been relatively slow since the initial mini-surge of apps when the G1 was released last October. Has the Android OS 1.5 update opened the floodgates a bit?

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