DING DING DING!!! Perfectly stated Mr. William.
On Nov 11, 2008 12:36 PM, "William Pietri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: mark hensley wrote: > > And who in their right mind would rely on a 3rd party to be > responsible fo... Hi, Mark. Given that I'm writing this on a Linux box and released my first bit of open-source code in '92, I am a big fan of open-source software and the open-source culture. However, I agree with you on this completely. If they had wanted to roll this out as a product suitable only for open-source developers and early adopters, there were ways to do this. They could have started up a developer program and sold a few thousand units rather than going for a big public rollout and selling hundreds of thousands. Given its position as a competitor to other smartphones, it really should have had decent email. And they seem to agree; I note that at tmobile-g1.com, they say: "Your life is in your email, and that makes the T-Mobile G1 your lifeline. Easily access your GMail and other email accounts with just a touch." Saying that while shipping the G1 with real email support only for Google's proprietary system is ridiculous. And defending this with the standard open-source "patches welcome" defense is equally ridiculous. Google and T1 are selling a consumer product, and using consumer marketing methods. That's a different world than free software, and Google should know the difference. William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are s... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
