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Unfortunately, I don't that any of the manufacturers would listen to that. Ultimately, I think it's on Google's head to do this. I've said in previous posts t
by cube13 14y ago
Unfortunately, I don't that any of the manufacturers would listen to that.
Ultimately, I think it's on Google's head to do this. I've said in previous posts that Google should have handled the Android trademark a lot like how Mozilla handles their trademarks. Android, the OS, is free to use(both as in Speech and Beer), but if you're going to make major changes(i.e. the standard services and applications, limit install privileges, etc.), then the manufacturer cannot use the Android trademarks in their advertising, and can only use a "Powered by Android" mark.
Manufacturers that comply with Google's requirement could brand their phone as a full Android phone.
EDIT: Not sure why this was downvoted. Mozilla does protect their trademarks in this exact way: http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy.html http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy.html
- sciurus 14y agoThe current rules a device must meet to use the android trademark are at http://source.android.com/compatibility/4.0/android-4.0-cdd.pdf http://source.android.com/compatibility/4.0/android-4.0-cdd.... The short version from http://source.android.com/faqs.html#compatibility http://source.android.com/faqs.html#compatibility : 'We define an "Android compatible" device as one that can run any application written by third-party developers using the Android SDK and NDK. We use this as a filter to separate devices that can participate in the Android app ecosystem, and those that cannot. Devices that are properly compatible can seek approval to use the Android trademark. Devices that are not compatible are merely derived from the Android source code and may not use the Android trademark.'