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Will Android Flavors Spoil the Platform?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the kajillion-dollar-question dept.

rsmiller510 writes "Open source operating systems have a lot of upsides, but when you give cell phone makers and providers the power to customize the phones to whatever degree they like, it could end up confusing consumers and watering down the Android label."

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  1. No other company would do that by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Because Microsoft has never confused us with a dozen different varieties of the same operating system. http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/217488538_MN88A-L-2.jpg

  2. Re:They miss the point by BobMcD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There are people out there who may never consider Linux again because they hated it when they tried distribution A. Had they started with distribution B that may not be the case. But they now have a sour taste in their mouth and won't bother again.

    There are people out there that feel the same way about Pepsi, and for that matter, Apple.

    I'm still not seeing why diversity hurts more than it helps. Sure the customer might not like Verizon anymore, but I really, genuinely don't see this reaching all the way back to Google.