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All posts tagged "open handset alliance"


Friday, April 8, 2011

Is It Possible To Be Too Open?

Posted by Kevin Jackson in "Android News" @ 05:00 AM

http://www.businessinsider.com/goog...-android-2011-3

"Google, which for years has touted its Android software as 'open,' has recently taken a much tighter grip over the software, proving once again that 'open' is a crock."

A lot of electrons have been spilled lately over the changes to the Android software agreement that handset manufacturers have to sign. Business Insider has a less-than-balanced article dealing with the situation, and thy aren't the only ones. All of this has prompted Andy Rubin himself to respond. One would hope that this would put it all to rest, but I'm sure it won't.

The funny thing is that the same people who cry "fragmentation" are the ones who scream and shout when Google does something to try to control the potential for fragmentation. Like it or not Google "owns" (in a development-sense) Android and it is good to see them taking responsibility for it. The truth is that developers and manufacturers will continue to be able to do whatever they want with the software, but someone needs to play the role of authority here, and Google has attempted to do just that with the changes they've made to the agreements.

Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the forums.


Friday, November 5, 2010

Happy Birthday Android

Posted by Jon Westfall in "Android News" @ 11:30 AM

http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/...ess_110507.html

""Today's announcement is more ambitious than any single 'Google Phone' that the press has been speculating about over the past few weeks. Our vision is that the powerful platform we're unveiling will power thousands of different phone models.""

Android is 3 years old today - as in today was the day 3 years ago the Open Handset Alliance was formed, and Android was announced. How far we've come in 3 years!


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