4 ms·

The title feels like link bait. "Why I Hate Android" 2nd paragraph in, "Believe it or not, I actually don’t hate Android."

• redthrowaway 15y ago
  Two sentences later, "What I hate is what Android has become." Not linkbait, just clarifying that he doesn't hate the OS, he hates what Google has done with it. I'm by no means an MG Siegler fan, and I think he's being facetious here, but there is a legitimate point to be made that Google's capitulation to the carriers has come at the expense of their vision for Android and its users.
  • dannyr 15y ago
    What do you think is Google's vision for Android? Android is in the hands of hundreds of millions of people. It is the cheapest smartphone that even people from Africa can afford to buy an Android phone sans contract. Google made a lot of compromises but I believe the original vision will still be achieved which is to bring computing to the masses.
    • Samuel_Michon 15y ago
      "Google made a lot of compromises but I believe the original vision will still be achieved which is to bring computing to the masses." Isn't Google's vision to bring ads to the masses? Getting everyone to use smartphones is a way to accomplish that. Android Market has the highest proportion of ad-supported apps (70%) of all the major platforms, and most of the ads are served by Google.