Most consumers prefer capacitative touch screens, at least for phones, because they don't require you to push down, and because they enable things like multitouch.
The people walking out of Nokia's MeeGo division worried about jobs, don't realize they ALL just became WP7 developers.
Assuming my correction is accurate, that doesn't sound good. That's like telling a Linux developer that now they're developing for Windows. For most of those people, there's a reason why they aren't Windows developers to start with.
They may have started, but they didn't get big until they started catering to the masses and delivering stuff they wanted. Nerds are a fairly small portion of the market.
And projects outside of it require heavy rewrites to work, at all, on Android.
They would require this anyway. You don't want desktop apps running as-is on a primarily touchscreen device. It is shit, as the mode of interaction is completely different between a touchscreen and a keyboard/mouse combo. Its the same reason why Windows based tablets were never popular.
Having to go through a simple root process is the best you're going to get. And really, its the best for everybody. Manufacturers aren't going to want to make a phone to sell just to geeks, as they are a small portion of the market. They want their handset to appeal to regular people too. However, as any geek knows, regular people aren't to be trusted with root. They will fuck things up. That fucking things up would cause extra support headaches for whatever company is making the handset. So instead of giving unfettered root, you make the user do something to unlock it. It doesn't have to be much, but it does make sure that the only people doing it are those that kinda know what they are doing.
There are many sources of Android phones, but so far, not many sources of high quality Android phones. While it would be nice to see more than just the current 3 (HTC, Samsung, Motorola) turn out high quality phones, I don't know if it'll happen soon.
Cyanogen would only mostly be good for updating to the latest AOSP release and Linux kernel.
Which is important about a year, year and a half or so after you purchase your phone, as most manufacturers will have stopped updating the phone by then.
Yeah! Government shouldn't be in the economy! It should be left free, so people on Wall Street can do whatever they want! Bond issuers cherry-picking ratings organizations based on who would give them the best rating, regardless of the actual quality of the bond! Credit Default Swaps! Betting against your investors!
The Nexus handsets are only really available on T-Mobile. There was a version of the Nexus One that ran on AT&T. However, for anyone who lives where those carriers don't exist, you don't get a Nexus.
If you happen to make a poor consumer decision and buy crappy hardware - it's not Android's fault. And if you happen to make a poor consumer decision and go with a manufacturer that will forget he ever sold anything to you - that's not Android's fault as well.
Doesn't matter. It still affects the public perception of Android. People are going to notice that the iPhone is getting regular updates, whereas their Android phone isn't.
SHHHH!!! Don't encourage apple! On desktops every update is $100+, updating from 10 to 10.1 was $100, 10.1 to 10.2 was $125, etc. I don't want that on my iPhone!
I know! And that horrible update to 10.6, being $30! Terrible.
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Most consumers prefer capacitative touch screens, at least for phones, because they don't require you to push down, and because they enable things like multitouch.
They get to sell WP7 devices. That's it.
but WP7 is better than Android.
You're going to have to back that up.
If Nokia chose Android how much power would they have over platform direction?
You don't think Nokia could make a similar partnership with Google that they just made with Microsoft?
The people walking out of Nokia's MeeGo division worried about jobs, don't realize they ALL just became WP7 developers.
Assuming my correction is accurate, that doesn't sound good. That's like telling a Linux developer that now they're developing for Windows. For most of those people, there's a reason why they aren't Windows developers to start with.
They may have started, but they didn't get big until they started catering to the masses and delivering stuff they wanted. Nerds are a fairly small portion of the market.
And projects outside of it require heavy rewrites to work, at all, on Android.
They would require this anyway. You don't want desktop apps running as-is on a primarily touchscreen device. It is shit, as the mode of interaction is completely different between a touchscreen and a keyboard/mouse combo. Its the same reason why Windows based tablets were never popular.
In a way, that may be Google's greatest strike against truly open mobile platforms.
You're an idiot. So because something isn't completely like something else, its not open?
Having to go through a simple root process is the best you're going to get. And really, its the best for everybody. Manufacturers aren't going to want to make a phone to sell just to geeks, as they are a small portion of the market. They want their handset to appeal to regular people too. However, as any geek knows, regular people aren't to be trusted with root. They will fuck things up. That fucking things up would cause extra support headaches for whatever company is making the handset. So instead of giving unfettered root, you make the user do something to unlock it. It doesn't have to be much, but it does make sure that the only people doing it are those that kinda know what they are doing.
There are many sources of Android phones, but so far, not many sources of high quality Android phones. While it would be nice to see more than just the current 3 (HTC, Samsung, Motorola) turn out high quality phones, I don't know if it'll happen soon.
Cyanogen would only mostly be good for updating to the latest AOSP release and Linux kernel.
Which is important about a year, year and a half or so after you purchase your phone, as most manufacturers will have stopped updating the phone by then.
For XDA to do its work, however, they do need an unlocked bootloader. I haven't seen many kernel replacing ROMs for the Droid X, for example.
I also haven't payed that much attention, should there be one, as I don't have one.
Yeah. They just had to take a shitload of federal funding.
Yeah! Government shouldn't be in the economy! It should be left free, so people on Wall Street can do whatever they want! Bond issuers cherry-picking ratings organizations based on who would give them the best rating, regardless of the actual quality of the bond! Credit Default Swaps! Betting against your investors!
And businesses had as big of a history of violent, extortionist behaviors as well. Its why unions were formed in the first place.
Corporations are neither created nor run by robots or space aliens or zombies. They are created and run by people
So are governments, but that doesn't stop people from complaining about the absolute evil that is government.
And yet, it is as the GP poster said: The majority of profits going to a few on top.
My point is that you can't cherry pick the one golden boy handset. You do have to look at Android as a whole, as that's what people are getting into.
The Nexus handsets are only really available on T-Mobile. There was a version of the Nexus One that ran on AT&T. However, for anyone who lives where those carriers don't exist, you don't get a Nexus.
iOS Market share vs. Android Market Share.
So you're going to add the 30 million some iPod Touches in there, right?
I think most people who can't afford an iPhone also can't afford a decent Android device, as they cost about the same.
So the entire illusion of "choice" is crap, because there's only one line worth getting?
That chart isn't what you think it is.
If you happen to make a poor consumer decision and buy crappy hardware - it's not Android's fault.
And if you happen to make a poor consumer decision and go with a manufacturer that will forget he ever sold anything to you - that's not Android's fault as well.
Doesn't matter. It still affects the public perception of Android. People are going to notice that the iPhone is getting regular updates, whereas their Android phone isn't.
SHHHH!!! Don't encourage apple! On desktops every update is $100+, updating from 10 to 10.1 was $100, 10.1 to 10.2 was $125, etc. I don't want that on my iPhone!
I know! And that horrible update to 10.6, being $30! Terrible.