Motorola Droid by Verizon: Can I deploy Android Apps directly to the phone?

Question

I'm thinking of doing some work in the Android space and was looking at the Verizon Motorola Droid. My question is simple: Can/How do I directly deploy applications I am developing and testing to my personal phone or I limited by some other third party as to how I can access my own phone?

Answer 1

You compile your programs to .apk files, which you can upload directly to your phone. You can even plug in your phone by usb and debug your code on it, instead of using the emulator.

If you want to make your applications available for the rest of the world, you have to upload them to the Android market, which incurs a one time $25 registration fee for developers.