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'Openness' has always seemed like a fragile foundation for a mobile platform. Mobile operators are the least 'open' companies out there, and they hold all the k
by gamble 18y ago
'Openness' has always seemed like a fragile foundation for a mobile platform. Mobile operators are the least 'open' companies out there, and they hold all the keys in this market.
If Android apps really are going to be unrestricted, then the first applications everyone will download are VOIP and SMS gateways. Are mobile operators really going to tolerate a platform that circumvents long-distance and SMS surcharges?
If they don't allow applications like this, Android doesn't really have much going for it relative to the iPhone.
- wave 18y agoAre mobile operators really going to tolerate a platform that circumvents long-distance and SMS surcharges? You can use Skype on AT&T Tilt (or any Windows) mobile phones. It works with WiFi and 3G data network. People are downloading and using VOIP application on their mobile phones.
- jcl 18y agoAre mobile operators really going to tolerate a platform that circumvents long-distance and SMS surcharges? They might, if the alternative to losing surcharges is losing customers to the iPhone-exclusive carrier.