I find this unsurprising. I spoke with on of my clients (a handset manufacturer) on this subject. I even recommended that they make sure to extend their branding onto the handset. The G1 is very much a Google phone. HTC aren't branding it, the Magic also, the carriers who take these devices will want to install their own software. A better mail client for example, better onboard calendaring.
In my opinion the software that comes on the 'standard' Android build represents a step backward in functionality. Where's exchanges sync, syncml decent media player etc. Sony Ericsson aren't going to release a smartphone with less features than their current devices and an underpowered email client. Samsung and HTC may want to extend their TouchFlo 3d and whatever the other one's called onto the new platform to differentiate. As it is currently I wouldn't spec either of the 2 HTC phones to my workforce as I'd have to create a new system image or find some way of provisioning apps to everybody's device while handling licensing issues. Give it 6-9 months Nice OS underwhelming devices. S On 20 Mar 2009, at 21:52, focuser wrote: > > no, at least no from what I can tell from the screenshots above. The > iPhone like calendar icon says "Calendar", not sure if it's google > calendar or not. The mail icon says "139 Mailbox", which is > definitely not gmail. > > On Mar 20, 1:26 pm, Fred Grott <[email protected]> wrote: >> Screen shots indicate otherwise friend..Chiana Android, dopod G2 >> does have >> Google appps >> >> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:45 PM, focuser <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is an old but thoughtful article: >> >>> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/what-google-mus.html >> >>>> There's just one problem: The carriers. A big part of the iPhone's >>> success is due to Apple's clout, which enabled it, in effect, to >>> tell AT&T >>> to sit down and shut up about this or that feature requirement. >>> Once other >>> carriers saw the iPhone's success in the United States, they >>> wanted in on >>> that action, so Apple was able to dictate terms globally, just as >>> it had a >>> year before in the U.S. >> >>>> That's why I predict that Android will soon have as many different >>> flavors as there are carriers. Some carriers will customize it so >>> that their >>> phones can't install any applications other than the ones they >>> authorize. >>> Some will modify the operating system to work with one of their >>> custom >>> services or another. Some will no doubt cripple it, removing >>> features that >>> they consider threatening to their own businesses (like the >>> ability to run >>> VoIP apps). >> >>>> And that's their right. Because Android uses the Apache license, >>>> anyone >>> is free to take it and customize it to their heart's content, even >>> if such >>> customizations are appalling to the open source community. >>> (There's also no >>> requirement that customizations be themselves open-sourced for the >>> benefit >>> of the whole Android community.) >> >>>> In short order, "Android" will become meaningless to consumers, >>>> and most >>> carriers won't even advertise the fact that their phones use the >>> operating >>> system. Instead, they'll advertise their phones' features, as they >>> always >>> have, and emphasize the benefits of those features to the users. >> >>> This is exactly what's happening in the HTC Magic that will be sold >>> in China soon. (http://tinyurl.com/d62mzt) There seems no Gmail, >>> Gtalk or other google branded apps, and not a word about "Android", >>> even "Google". >> >>> And it has been said that Google apps are removed from the phone >>> distributed by Orange in France....http://androidforums.com/t- >>> mobile- >>> g1/4221-g1-france-orange-no-google-apps.html<http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-%0Ag1/4221-g1-france-orange-no-goog... >>> >>> > >> >>> Hope Google has heard about voices like this and is taking some >>> action >>> on it.... > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
