Nov 18
Google is finding out that owning the hardware AND the software gives Apple an advantage:
“A slew of problems have made managing Android apps a “nightmare,” they say, including three versions of the OS (Android 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0), custom firmware on many phones, and hardware differences between different models.”
Fragmentation is also the reason Linux has failed to make significant inroads into the PC desktop, but OSX is considered a big success even though both are based on the same Unix technology.
Android appeals to me on a conceptual level, but Java based systems always are slow. Slow doesn’t appeal. It also tries to do a lot, and lets the developers do a lot, which is appealing, but can also lead to bloat and… slow.
H/T: Jim B.