I know google doesn't care and it shouldn't... that's what true openness is about... you can compile the kernel on any hardware platform... ARM, x86, PPC, whatever you choose, no one can tell you not to, so with that comes the "debug everywhere" situation they mentioned as Java. It also allows for custom UI's developed like SenseUI, CLIQ, etc... that's the same thing happening with linux/unix you have KDE,Gnome, etc...
That's the beauty of it... open everywhere... but there's also the Google Experience certification that if they want to be licensed for that they have to actually be licensed by Google... As for buying apps for specific phones... maybe... but let's be realistic, phone manufacturers want to compete at certain price points so they'll use the same hardware at that pricepoint... just like all the graphic card makers who use nvidia chipsets will use a reference design so it works with one driver set... same with phones... the difference will be when you try to cross price points... say the $99 android phone or the $499 android phone with higher rez cam or faster proc or some other custom hardware... that's when apps will start to fragment OR the developer will have to have the onus of being able to develop modular apps to support multiple hardware variations (drivers)... Then you start looking at ARM netbooks running android and gigabit network adapters or 3G access cards etc... that's when it'll start to get messy... or ARM tablets... Ahhh... the smell of open technology on the BBQ... it's great... -DK On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:51 PM, David Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/android.wired/ > > I guess the thing that wasn't considered by developers is that various > manufacturers and carriers will tweak the ROMS and change things that > work perfect in the base OS. > > Similar to fragmentation with Unix on various hardware platforms of the > past 3 decades... I expect it's just a matter of time before you have to > buy apps specifically for the Droid or buy apps specifically for the > Hero, etc... leading to different app "markets" in the Android ecosystem. > > I also predict Google really doesn't care about this issue - as long as > all of the (different/competing) carrier's offerings use the Google web > services they are happy. > > dk > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
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