Blackberry uses j2me android doe s not .. On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Disconnect <[email protected]>wrote:
> You forgot something important - those countries can still use the j2me > gmail client (and istr there are some decent 3rd party contact/calendar sync > apps for most phones as well..) > > Tangentially, its interesting (in a sad kind of way) that my wife's > blackberry (with no push account configured) has better access to google > services than my "google phone" running master (or, evidently, anyone using > the dream in France.) She gets automatic calendar sync, decent multi-account > gmail access (not just the imap mess) and contact sync. I get .. um.. imap > access. And thats it. :( > > (All the apps she uses to do that are free, fyi.) > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Some countries have "interesting" privacy laws relating to personal data >> (i.e. contacts) For example; In the EU it's illegal to transmit personal >> data from from a device within EU to a location where there isn't an >> equivalent protection on personal data (you can get an idea of the fun >> that caused for US/EU data transfers at http://www.out-law.com/page-691). >> >> I don't have the inside track, so I can't say for certain why the apps >> aren't available, I was just offering up some suggestions to show why we >> shouldn't assume they're withholding the apps just because they want to. >> >> Al. >> >> >> pod wrote: >> > What legal reasons ? >> > If it's legal to access gmail on web, then it's legal to download >> > gmail from the market ... >> > >> > On Mar 17, 10:14 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I'm guessing that legal reasons prevent them from doing that. >> >> >> >> Even I don't believe they are withholding them just for the sake of it. >> >> I'm pretty sure it's either to do with the use of code they don't have >> a >> >> license to distribute in all regions (as is the case I beleive with the >> >> multi-IM client that comes on US G1s), or they don't have a license to >> >> use certain data sets in all regions, or they're not sure that the >> >> applications comply with local legislation (as could be the case with >> >> French privacy laws an the missing sync stuff). >> >> >> >> Al. >> >> >> >> whitemice wrote: >> >> >> >>> At this point Google should start distributing their own apps over the >> >>> App market like everyone else. >> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* >> >> >> >> ====== >> >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >> >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >> >> >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >> >> subsidiaries. >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * >> >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >> subsidiaries. >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
