As ergo98 said, fragmentation=lack of portability=non-developer-friendly. Android is far, far better at code portability than J2ME in its (non) hey-day, if for

As ergo98 said, fragmentation=lack of portability=non-developer-friendly. Android is far, far better at code portability than J2ME in its (non) hey-day, if for no other reason than that I don't need to have my Android app certified by each handset manufacturer. Furthermore, Google's app certification process is basically generating a private key and signing with it, if you just want people to download your app from your website. It's a little more complex if you want your app to be in the Market, but still simpler than Apple's. I keep reading about the lack of Android portability but the android App I developed for internal use at our company works equally well on a Motorola i1 (iDen, Android 1.6) and a Sprint Evo (4G, Android 2.2)