Serge has got me thinking a little. I am an optimist. It usually serves me well (perhaps evidenced by our win), but I am going to concede that I have no idea what is going on with the OHA and I'm sure there is a lot of talks going on right now. I have voiced my idealized vision of potential distribution platforms. I'm sure they are not all holding hands and singing together behind closed doors of the Alliance. I'm pulling for an open, globally competitive market in the U.S though. The current system is not working. In the meantime I remain cautiously optimistic (as I did for the Challenge) and very much behind the stated vision of the Alliance. That said, everyone should always consider spreading their eggs to more baskets. Go for Apple, etc.. . Whatever you think will propel you in the direction you need to go. For me, now, it's Android. They've backed my company's vision with seed money and professional validation and I heartily applaud their vision to open up the system to innovation and forward motion. Whatever the distribution situation, I imagine it will be significantly better than it was before. It will have to be. It is way too locked down now and users want diverse applications to choose from and different choices in ways to obtain them. Open=Good.
From the OHA site: "A commitment to openness, a shared vision for the future, and concrete plans to make the vision a reality. Welcome to the Open Handset Alliance™, a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies who have come together to accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience. Together we have developed Android™, the first complete, open, and free mobile platform." Keep it folks. Do what you do best and let's see how things unfold. Cheers, Mary Ann On May 11, 7:24 am, Serge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mary Ann, > > There is no point to make my mobile application available for download > on my web site, or on one of those hubs you write about. Because only > hackers will be able to install it. Wireless operators LOCK THE > PHONES. You can buy programs only from them. > > That's why I paid $100 to Apple. Now I can write an iPhone app and all > iPhone users will be able to download it from Apple website and > install it to their phone. No hacking required. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
