A trick of language makes the OHA statement cited below true. If they want an application to be more powerful than any competitors, they don't define it as a core application.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]>wrote: > The question is, > > Are the API's developed by the Carrier or is that part of the Android core > framework? > > If its part of the core framework, then i agree the documentation is false. > > If it had been developed by the carrier, then Android has nothing to do > with that. > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > http://mobeegal.in - mobile search. redefined. > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Quote from the Open Handset Alliance Page at >> http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/android_overview.html >> >> "All applications are created equal >> >> Android does not differentiate between the phone's core applications and >> third-party applications. They can all be built to have equal access to >> a phone's capabilities providing users with a broad spectrum of >> applications and services. With devices built on the Android Platform, >> users are able to fully tailor the phone to their interests. They can >> swap out the phone's homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of the >> applications. They can even instruct their phones to use their favorite >> photo viewing application to handle the viewing of all photos." >> >> Given what we know that the G1 has APIs locked which are only available >> to apps signed with the carriers certificate, who else feels this >> section is totally inaccurate? >> >> >> Al. >> >> -- >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >> subsidiaries. >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
