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 More options Nov 7 2009, 1:24 am
From: JPW <johnpwatk...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:24:42 -0800 (PST)
Local: Sat, Nov 7 2009 1:24 am
Subject: Re: Why all Android phones will fail!
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Birra's post makes perfect sense to me.
Perhaps, Harm, you just don't understand the issues.
With a "free and open" product like Android you get a lot of
unpleasant headaches and that's basically what Birra is pointing out.
A football game without rules and referees just devolves into chaos.
The same is true for products of all types, but especially so as
complexity increases..
Sensible constraints are actually liberating for all parties involved
-- engineers, designers, developers, and users.
A basic truth I have found is, "Without constraints, the design
process is endless and pointless." It applies well in other situations
as well.

On Nov 6, 9:17 pm, Harm <jmhar...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, do you actually believe what you post?

> On Nov 6, 6:38 pm, Birra <birraveri...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Yes, people will buy them for awhile, but once they discover these
> > problems, they will grab an iPhone.   Most of this is due to the fact
> > that Android phones will vary greatly and Android is open source.
> > What does open source mean, well, that an bunch of incompetent handset
> > manufacturers can mess around with it.  It saves them a lot of
> > development, so it's a good deal for them, but not for the poor
> > customers.

> > 1. Apps are not tested, they are just placed in Android Market.

> > Most apps don't make it through Apple's quality assurance, even though
> > developers know they will be tested.  Why does Google do that?  Well
> > they would have to do the same thing the developer has to do, test it
> > on all of the Android releases and Android platforms, a big and
> > expensive job.  So, instead they let you return the app.

> > 2. Apps can be returned.

> > Think about it, you're paying a few bucks at the AppStore, but you
> > know it will run, since it's been tested by Apple.  But, because
> > Google doesn't test them, they have to let you return them.

> > 3. Android phones will hardly ever be able to be updated to a new OS
> > release.

> > Apple will occasionally insist that you test you app on a new release
> > or have it removed from the AppStore.  So, if Apple cannot guarantee
> > upwards compatibility, what are the chances that Android releases will
> > allow previous apps to work.

> > 4. Apps are easily pirated.

> > Android phones cannot be locked.  One of the reasons that Apple fights
> > unlocking is to prevent pirating.  If you unlock your iPhone, you
> > cannot purchase apps from the AppStore.  Apps on Android have no DRM,
> > so it's relatively easy to pirate them (even if it had DRM, it not
> > that difficult).   So, we know that any app that costs anything will
> > be stolen.

> > So, in the end the user will get buggy apps.  Developers will have
> > their hard work stolen.  Users will be stuck with whatever OS release
> > comes with their phone.


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