This is definitely true. What I don't understand is why the roadmap is secretive. As I understand it, roadmaps are generally kept secret for a couple of reasons:
1. The details are to be unleashed at some press conference with much fanfare (e.g. the unveiling of the PLAYSTATION 3) 2. The direction of the product might give a hint to competitors as to what to implement in their products 3. Lack of progress (users might stay excited about a product if they can imagine that all these cool things are coming, but if they knew the reality they'd go out and buy a Pre... today) Google doesn't do #1, at all, with the exception of maybe Google Wave, when it actually seemed like Google might be excited about its own product. So that's not it. Google doesn't seem to want Android to "win" only to spur development of better web enabled phones across the board and to "open" up the market so that walled gardens don't continue to dominate the mobile space forever. So I don't see how #2 is the issue. Also Android doesn't seem to be implementing any features that aren't obvious (like universal search. Obviously a good idea, any competitor doesn't need to see it on an Android roadmap to know it's a good feature to have in their own devices) The dev team has JBQ so I don't see how #3 could be it. I just don't understand why there isn't a roadmap. - Planned but unscheduled features Then a list of planned releases with optional timeframes of release when known Each release then has a list of features that hopefully will show up in them, and a list of features that will definitely show up in them. As it is now, there's a defect / enhancement reporting database that users are using, and being completely shut out. -E On Jul 27, 8:13 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Totally, and I hope JBQ doesn't think we're aiming these comments at him, but > with a high visibility project like Android places where information is > lacking are always going to be filled with speculation and rumour, so without > a yes, no, or undecided from an authoritive source there rumour just gathers > pace. > > Al. > > -- > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > ====== > 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. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Grott > Sent: 27 July 2009 16:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: What is Donut? > > Agree, and its probably unfair for Google engineers to be tasked with that > with all that is on their plates at this moment.. > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Mark Murphy > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Jean-Baptiste Queru wrote: > > -Users don't get misled by unscrupulous rumor-mongering bloggers into > > believing that some features will exist in a given release when > > there's no certainty about that. > > Those bloggers are mongering their rumors because there is no other > information for them to work with. If Google wants them to have more > accurate information, Google needs to supply it. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Need help for your Android OSS project?http://wiki.andmob.org/hado --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
