If you use an Android handset, there is no way for a carrier to lock out any third apps except by tweaking the Android core or Dalvik to make is carrier-compatible only. A generic Android handset, however, will run over any network and will run any apps its owner pleases.
YA On Apr 19, 2:38 pm, Hielko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quote: If we (by we I mean all of us) don't have a large, organized > community with > content to deliver, what do you think the chances are a carrier is > going to > allow any non-approved application the "rights" to install other > applications? If not zero, then its close to zero. > > Members of the OHA have signed an agreement that they will not limit > the functionality of the android platform/the freedom of the users, to > install what they want. Members of the OHA include some large > carriers, so I'm not afraid of the scenario that you are painting. > Android is not like other platforms! > > On Apr 19, 11:41 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm just trying to clarify SlideME since the feedback we got was completely > > not the message we are intending to put out there. I'm not saying anything > > about number of submissions. I'm trying to clarify that we are not a catalog > > or database. > > > Shane > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 2:35 AM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shane, > > > > You just announced your site a week or two ago. It takes time for > > > people to discover your site. Put a clickable link to SlideME into > > > every post you write in this forum and you'll get the traffic :-) > > > > Peli > > > CLICK HERE -->>>www.openintents.org<<<-- CLICK HERE!!! ;-) ;-) > > > > On Apr 19, 10:03 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > For some reason, I don't think we at SlideME have done a good job > > > > communicating what we are about. After reviewing a lot of feedback we > > > have > > > > gotten, it seems that many developers think SlideME is about searching > > > or > > > > browsing for applications. We are not a database. We are not a baby > > > > HelloAndroid. We are about stocking and delivery of applications to > > > > emulators and soon-to-be devices. We deal with the whole work flow of > > > > getting the application from the developer to the end user, for mobile. > > > We > > > > are building the server and Android client side components to make this > > > > happen by the time devices launch at the end of this year. > > > > > Shane- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
