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At 23 Mar 2010 12:30:10 -0700 Bhairitu wrote:


> I'm a big fan of Android and like the thinking behind it and of course
> it will do everything he wants (and more that he may like once he has
> it).  I think Android eventually will own smartphone the market mainly
> because it is open source so anybody can play.  The latter is not true
> of the platforms.  I even have some apps on the market.

Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see where "open source" is any sort of
advantage in the mobile market as it exists today.  I don't think most
phone users care, and the barrier to entry to develop for other platforms
is low enough.


> Android is fairly new as it only started to open up once Sprint and
> Verizon added it to their lineup. It is a rapidly growing platform.


This is true- it's doing well.


> Now if Verizon/HTC would just update my Eris to 2.1!

...and here's where the promise of "open source" falls apart- why should
Verizon or HTC need be involved at all?  We don't have to run to Dell to
slap a new Linux distro on a Dell PC.

As long as the OEM or mobile operator is in the loop, it's only as "open"
as they say it is!  ;)