Android Gets Carrier-Operated European App Store

Posted by timothy on Saturday April 10, 2010 @07:41AM from the we-like-this-app-you-like-this-app dept.

Andrew Smith writes "Android fragmentation begins: EuroDroid reports that Vodafone will launch an Android app store in June, to fill in the European gaps where Google hasn't yet launched the official Android app store. Worrying quote: 'All apps will be pre-selected and tested by [Vodafone's after-sales processor] Arvato Mobile for compatibility with our devices.' Just a few days ago Slashdot covered the suggestion by Barry O'Neil, ex-president of Namco Bandai Network Europe, that it could be wise for Google to 'hand over the entire management of the Android Market to carriers, OEMs, and trusted publishers.'"

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You Should Not Care by Anonymous Coward · 2010-04-10 08:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Why should we care what happens to Android or the iPhone or the iPad or the WebOS?
Let us stop worrying about our stupid, little telephones.
There is so much more to think about, things worthy of our consideration.