I have to admit, this is all very confusing to me from a business perspective. It seems like a middle step to something else for me, and I am starting to believe the rumors that Google plans to replace phone carriers somehow. Either that, or Google wants to become an Apple- alike and be both a HW and SW vendor.
Sorry if the above is a bit off topic, but getting back to your question: I have to believe that there is a larger plan here, which explains why Google would do some of the crazy things they are doing. --Ed On Jan 5, 3:44 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 5, 3:44 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > - Are we now in the position where a select few companies get the advantage > > of access to pre-relase versions of (and SDKs for) new major releases, thus > > leaving most developers supporting hardware and an Android version they > > can't test for prior to consumers buying it? > > All indications are that the answer is YES. > > > - Have Google bowed to OEMs by not making details of major Android releases > > available prior to hardware releases? > > You know, I thought that when the 2.0 SDK came out just days before > the Droid. I figured that Motorola had forced Google's hand somehow. > > But with the Nexus 1, Google essentially IS the OEM. They're calling > the shots. If they cared about app quality, they would've released the > SDK weeks (or ideally, months) ago. > > > - Has Android become more "throw it over the fence when we're done" than > > "everyone can contribute" open source? > > As far as I can see, this has always been the case. :^( > > String
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