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Android's "Flea Market" Needs Urgent Attention

Posted by kdawson on from the step-down-from-a-bazaar dept.

andylim writes "According to Barry O'Neil, ex-President of Namco Bandai Network Europe, Google needs to understand that a constantly evolving 'beta' product doesn't cut it. It has to learn from the mistakes of the Java business in order to save Android. 'If Google is to present a threat to the Apple App Store ecosystem, it needs to address discovery and purchasing as a matter of urgency, or abandon control and hand over the entire management of the Android Market to carriers, OEMs and trusted publishers.'"

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  1. Re:I don't get it? by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I have a phone now. I'm looking at the nice and shiny android phones. But I am not quite convinced that the apps are what I might need.

    An interesting question, but you may be thinking it more than most people would.

    You have a phone now. It works. Why are you thinking of getting rid of it?

    "Well, because my friend with an iPhone/Blackberry/Droid/Pre has one and he has various useful Apps."

    Really? Like what?

    "Well, there's this cool Twitter App, etc., etc."

    Well there you have it. Google "Twitter app android." That will probably give you at least one or two that you can check out.

    Anything else, while I'm in the neighborhood?