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> (and to a lesser extent Google) have done a remarkable job in wresting control away from the carriers. Seriously? In order to get Android out on the market,
by czhiddy 13y ago
> (and to a lesser extent Google) have done a remarkable job in wresting control away from the carriers.
Seriously? In order to get Android out on the market, Google pretty much allowed the carriers to keep all the control they had back in the flip-phone era. Their attempts to counteract that with the Nexus line has been unsuccessful, if you look at the relative sales numbers.
My friend's HTC Evo 3D on Verizon was filled with uninstallable bloatware - I think my favorite was the Nascar Fantasy League app.
- reaperhulk 13y agoYou actually caught me doing what I complain about the media doing: trying to provide a balanced viewpoint where the facts lean solidly to one side. You're absolutely right -- Google's actions in initially promoting Android were not against the carriers and the nature of the OS meant that unscrupulous handset manufacturers could be (can be) bad actors in the ecosystem as well.