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By: christopher tracy

christopher tracy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:53:08 +0000

Good story. It made me think about a dynamic regarding Android I don’t pay much attention to. Even still, I think the premise might be slightly overstated.

I have to agree with Random, the hardware specs change as often as the OS updates which makes it impossible for a manufacturer to keep up. If I recall, Google even said they will ease up on the gas a bit, making fewer updates, which is a good thing for the most part.

Can’t argue against the point though about foreign developers, however, knowing Google, that point will be made right eventually.

What I can argue against is this idea that somehow developers will abandon Android in favor of Apple or the next big thing. True, they may face frustrations, but the bottom line is software developers must be where the consumer is. So, if a billion users are on Android – developers will find a way to get onto Android’s platform, regardless of obstacles.

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By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:06:57 +0000

It has been more than two years since Android was launched. All along they have been saying ” We are working on bringing international support for paid apps”. How long does it take? For god sake hire somebody from PayPal, WesternUnion or even one of those guys from Nigeria! They can help out with international money transfers issues

By: Ivan Volosyuk

Ivan Volosyuk — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:38:14 +0000

Off-topic: it is very hard to read the article on the mentioned Android phone. Could you allow scaling on there page? The font is very small and scaling is disabled.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:29:55 +0000

But you don’t need to go through google’s marketplace at all. It might be that they’re trying to encourage other markets like Motorola’s. I know that Mot has a marketplace for latin america as well as asia. Or you can just sell the apps yourself… (like developers normally do with pc programs). Most people don’t ask microsoft when writing a pc program.

That’s really the intent with android. Change the mentality of how users view mobile phones. Right now it’s more like cable… you do everything through your service provider. You buy the equipment through them, you sign a contract, etc. Android isn’t even owned by Google… you don’t have to go through them at all. I got an android phone so I could write my own apps on them. I write em up and install right away… no need to ask permission, no need to pay a fee. It’s my phone.. right?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:17:19 +0000

Its not a hardware problem as the first android phone the G1 is running 2.1 with a hacked rom with no trouble.

By: Gadget Newz

Gadget Newz — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:32:42 +0000

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