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> Both iOS and Android prevent users from installing and accessing other app stores. This is not true for Android. Some OEMs might ship a version of Android th
by monkeyfacebag 14y ago
> Both iOS and Android prevent users from installing and accessing other app stores.
This is not true for Android. Some OEMs might ship a version of Android that is tied to a single app store (e.g., Kindle Fire), but I'm quite certain that vanilla Android can install any old .apk from any source.
- bduerst 14y agoThe carriers can threaten lawsuits to app providers if they allow the application to work on their network. Case in point: Google Wallet.
- jeffdavis 14y agoGoogle offers the nexus line, which is not tied to carrier contracts. The openness of Google, nexus, and android is a big selling point for me.
- halvsjur 14y agoFrom a European perspective, that sounds really strange. I've got mobile broadband in my laptop. Imagine if the provider of that service would have a say over what programs I could run on my laptop. Very strange.
- bduerst 14y agoIt's a SLA, which typically don't come with laptops. Video game consoles are similar - MS won't allow you access to the Xbox Live service if you've modded your hardware or installed different firmware. Verizon doesn't care what you do with your phone, but they say that you can't get their cell phone service unless you run the device the way they want you to.
- TazeTSchnitzel 14y agoYep. On my Samsung I can sideload, er, dubious applications.