> You know, politely telling people they can do it themselves isn't the > answer for EVERYTHING. ;)
Ah, but it *is* the answer for people demanding the core Android team to add every conceivable piece of functionality to the OS, particularly things that, from a strategic perspective, do not need to be in the OS itself. I'd like to see 2-3 Exchange connectors available as third-party apps, downloadable to existing devices, and licensed by handset manufacturers to go on enterprise-targeted devices. That'll provide a modicum of competition and will help the ecosystem. I'd *really* like to see an "enterprise remix" of Android, including the sorts of things described on the recent threads on the subject, so handset manufacturers can get a nice integrated set of enterprise functionality without having to plug all the pieces together themselves. An Exchange connector would undoubtedly be part of this remix. Building a remix culture -- Android distros, as it were -- could be greatly beneficial to people looking to get their apps in the distros and therefore licensed en masse by OEMs. None of that requires anything from the core Android team, leaving them free to deal with the things only they can deal with (e.g., Android Market) or the things they are uniquely qualified to deal with (e.g., apps-on-SD). I'm just waiting for somebody to demand that Android include a pony in the core OS. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
