Exactly, some carriers won't go through the trouble of doing OTA updates, your Android experience would vary depending on what carrier you're. Also when I talk about fragmentation, I'm not just talking about apps compatibility, but also the user experience is very different from 1.6 to 2.1, some people might hate or love Android depending on what version they're using.
Dianne: I understand the issue with manufacturers and drivers, but even if manufacturers have to prepare the updates for each handsets, wouldn't be possible for Google to distribute those updates through their own channels instead of going the carriers' way, for example, correct me if I'm wrong in any of this: 1. Google releases the source code 2. Manufacturers customizes it for their handsets (drivers, etc) 3. They send it back to Google 4. Google updates most Android phones through their own channel at the same time, very quickly most phones are running the latest version I know this is oversimplifying it a lot, and in the real world it doesn't work like this, but I think I'm onto something, if the updates are left to the carriers some phones will get the updates and others won't, maybe that's something you guys can live with. With all that said, even if there's nothing Google can do about the updates, a companion desktop application for Android would help keep the platform together, kind of like the lowest common denominator that every "Google Experience" phone can plug into.
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