Originally Posted by
Duke
I'm kind of sorry to see the devs cave in to the whiners on this one. "But it's not fair!" cry the Android users. So what? Life isn't fair.
I guarantee you if the shoe were on the other foot and the game was first released fro Android, when iPhone users complained that they were "unfairly" left out, they would be labeled as having a false sense of entitlement.
Like it or not, the game first came out for iPhone. It was iPhone users who downloaded it, played it, bought maps and items (first via the store and later through platinum), provided feedback, left reviews in the app store and other places, and recruited friends to join the game. Yes, there were many Android users who signed on when it was first available to them but by and large, the community was built by the iPhone users -- of course, Android users are a welcome and valuable part of this community now, but the simple fact is that PL was already a thriving concern when they came on board. There's just no way around that truth.
Remember, there was a lot of hoopla generated with the launch of Android -- Droid costume, the antennae, and so forth. It's not like this part of the community has been ignored nor were they unwelcome.