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That's great for now, but phone manufacturers seem to be trying to close down holes as fast as they can - see the Droid X and G2. (Not that people won't figure
by rufo 16y ago
That's great for now, but phone manufacturers seem to be trying to close down holes as fast as they can - see the Droid X and G2.
(Not that people won't figure out ways around them, but if Android were truly open to users you wouldn't need exploits to get around limitations...)
- daten 16y agoI think it's inaccurate to say "Android" isn't "truly open". It's open when it leaves Google and the code is still out there. I can still benefit from that openness even on a phone that carriers added some restrictions to. The blame should rest entirely with the carriers. This isn't "Apple vs Android" this is "Apple vs Carriers".
- danilocampos 16y ago> This isn't "Apple vs Android" this is "Apple vs Carriers". That's an academic distinction, though, wouldn't you agree? Android as software is perhaps "truly open" but what about Android as a user experience? Android, from the perspective of the vast majority of people who will interact with it, is what the carriers say it is.
- AndrewDucker 16y agoSo get a Nexus One. The fact that there are multiple suppliers give the user choice. They can include how locked down a phone is in their criteria for making that choice, and buy one direct if they wish to have a phone that's not locked down by a middleman.
- masklinn 16y ago> So get a Nexus One. That phone is not publicly available unless you're a dev.
- robin_reala 16y agoLooks publicly available where I’m sitting: http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/google-nexus-one http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/google-nexus-on... http://www.expansys.com/google-nexus-one-android-smartphone-uk-english-black-wi-fi-gps-197497/ http://www.expansys.com/google-nexus-one-android-smartphone-...