I agree that Marco's decision not to develop an Instapaper app for Android doesn't itself reflect an anti-Android bias. There are plenty of good reasons that could be behind that decision.
However, if you think Marco himself isn't full of anti-Android bias and contempt, you haven't been paying attention. Check out his Twitter feed. Or his blog. Aaron Pressman at The Orange View has captured more than a few examples (as have others, I'm sure).
Marco likes to talk about how he hasn't seen a good Instapaper Android app and how that "proves" there's no market for him on Android (conveniently dismissing the official ReadItLater app, not to mention the pile of apps using the ReadItLater API that preceded it).
Personally, I think there's a much simpler explanation: Any developer working on an Instapaper Android app couldn't help coming across Marco's opinions on Android. At that point, I'd expect most good Android developers would decide that they had better things to do than to writing an app for a platform their API provider hates.
However, if you think Marco himself isn't full of anti-Android bias and contempt, you haven't been paying attention. Check out his Twitter feed. Or his blog. Aaron Pressman at The Orange View has captured more than a few examples (as have others, I'm sure).
Marco likes to talk about how he hasn't seen a good Instapaper Android app and how that "proves" there's no market for him on Android (conveniently dismissing the official ReadItLater app, not to mention the pile of apps using the ReadItLater API that preceded it).
Personally, I think there's a much simpler explanation: Any developer working on an Instapaper Android app couldn't help coming across Marco's opinions on Android. At that point, I'd expect most good Android developers would decide that they had better things to do than to writing an app for a platform their API provider hates.