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An Android Developer's Top 10 Gripes
gkunene writes in with the plaint of a veteran mobile application developer who vents his frustration with a list of 10 things he loves to hate about Android. "1. Open Source. Leave it to Google to place all the code for their handset platform in the hands of the masses. Not only does this mean anyone can download and roll a new version of their phone firmware, but it also means absolutely any maker can roll its own Android device. ... After all's said and done, I really must admit that Android, despite its relatively few flaws, is one of my favorite platforms to work with. Quite honestly, if my complaint about how the word 'Intent' makes for awkward grammatical constructions ranks in the top 10, I'd say the Android platform is doing pretty well for itself."
That other guy was really rude to you so I can see why you're upset with Slashdot, but you're _still_ trolling slightly in your message. That you have to develop for money is just a fact, but why throw "grow up" in there? It just implies that 1) you feel only immature people disagree with "the Unix way" and 2) grown ups don't have Linux programming as a hobby. Anyway, I can see why you get modded Troll, even if I think -1 is too harsh.