The thing is : I don't follow your point on these so-called legal issues for Google. Although I live in Belgium, I can create an account on Google Checkout, with my belgian adress and belgian VISA card references without any problem. And a Google Checkout account is just the only thing you need to go over and buy applications in the Android Market. I can then use Market Enabler to fake my Android and SIM card are on another (supported) network like Orange UK or SFR or whatever. This perfectly worked on the HTC G1, but not on the HTC Hero because it seems once you have rooted an HTC Hero you just aren't able to see nor install copy protected applications. So this is a stupid loop : to reach and paid for paid apps, I need to root my device, and once I root it I'm left with plenty of Apps I can pay for anymore. And if I don't root, I just can't buy any application, whether copy protected or not.
So when I consider I did study informatics at University and work in IT since 13 years, I would really hate being a regular, non IT- litterate end user ending up with so called "Open Source" solutions which are bringing 500% more headaches, confusions and frustrations than other solutions. This is a MAJOR shame, since the HTC Hero is, according to me, the first really well-designed and usable Android smartphone (enough memory, nice UI, ...). And yes, I'm more and more convinced we will end up in a Symbian kind of situation : multiple stores. Today we have already the Android Market, Slideme.org and selling of apps directly on developers' web sites with Paypal. In September, it is Archos launching it's own Android Market to support their coming Android Tablet. Guess were we will be in 1 year.... I hate to say it, but Apple is the only one to have perfectly understood the model. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
