Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Wed 16th Jul 2008 17:24 UTC, submitted by wakeupneo
Google vowed that its Linux-based Android mobile platform would empower enthusiasts and amateur developers, but today we have seen compelling evidence that this is an empty promise. Third-party Android application developers, who have grown increasingly frustrated with the lack of SDK updates, were shocked to discover that Google has been secretly making new versions of the Android SDK available to the Android Developer Challenge (ADC) finalists under non-disclosure agreements.
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RE[3]: Leaning more towards the iPhone now.
by raboof on Thu 17th Jul 2008 18:57
in reply to "RE[2]: Leaning more towards the iPhone now."
Member since:2005-07-24
blocks free software: Jailbreak it.
Jailbreaking is something Apple is trying to forbid, both technically (who knows whether the next software upgrade will kill your jailbroken phone?) and legally (voiding the warranty when jailbreaking).
The reason for all those limitations are not technical, purely commercial.
Personally, I don't want to buy a phone whose vendor is so hostile to my own interests (for example, putting custom applications on it without breaking the rules or coughing up fees).
Member since:
2007-12-08
1)blocks free software: Jailbreak it.
2)endorses and supports Digital Restrictions: Works fine with normal mp3s, don't like the drm, don't use it.
3)exposes your whereabouts: Well, yes, it's a cellphone.
4) won't play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora: Mildly annoying, but nothing's stopping anyone from writing a player.
5) iPhone is not the only option. There are better alternatives on the horizon: If the options are only theoretical at this point, than there is only one. And the neo, while nice for what it is, really isn't the same class of device anyway.