It's been said before that Google would try to stop the fracturing and reign in control. So far nothing has happened. I'm tired of not being sure when my particular phone will get an OS update if it will get one at all. This is extremely frustrating and I know I'm not the only one that feels this way.
Start forcing a default UI for the device so that manufacturers don't make us wait for updates to their UIs. Tell the manufacturer's that they can put their UI on the phones at sale time, but when updates come out they will have to update or just let the users use the default UI. Force the manufacturer's to use the Android Market so that they could provide free updates to users of their handsets and paid updates to users of competing handsets. For instance one could buy an HTC phone with SenseUI and get free SenseUI updates while also pay for the MotoBlur UI in the Market if they choose. Google should be working with the carriers to update the phones, not walking away like they don't care and leaving it in the hands of the carriers and manufacturers. If it's more complicated than that then you need to start taking a good hard look at your requirements to license the OS to a manufacturer, because there is something very wrong. Another issue is the Market itself. I know one of the selling points was that the Market was open and free and developers didn't have to worry about absurd and obscure rules. The Market is well established now and it's coming under a lot of fire. I'm all for a free and open environment but at the same time, there are people out there that are intentionally malicious and that needs to be stopped. FOSS projects don't let just anyone check in code to the main build without reviewing it, could you imagine?! The Market has matured enough that apps submitted need to be seriously reviewed before being available for general download. I'm a dev myself, and I'm going to tell you that if I had to pay a small fee to get an app to market I would do so gladly if I'm going to get support from you in return. What I mean to say is that if you're having someone take the time to review and evaluate an application and provide the developer with a fully detailed report of any bugs/issues and how to reproduce them, then no one will have a problem paying a small fee for that. Both parties win, you win because you're getting paid and making the Market a better, safer place; The dev wins because he is getting an evaluation report before users downvote the hell out of him if there is a bug. The Laissez-faire attitude got Android on the map; Now that same attitude is destroying it. Start taking more control, start taking responsibility and start caring. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
