The problem is that minus the "Google Experience" android is nearly useless. Think about it, you can't get your Gmail pushed to your device as conveniently, your calendar will have to jump through hoops before it can have two way sync (if possible at all), as for your contacts .... heh. It will practically send us back to the age where we had to physically hook up to a computer to sync our mobile devices. Cyanogen - Google = A crippled device. Yeah we would find replacements and probably get over it in time. But the whole reason i used Google services, transfered all my contacts from outlook to Google Contacts, started using Google Calender, and even stopped using my iPod as my primary mobile device was because all of my data from everywhere could be pulled together wireless-ly. And the reason i used Cyanogen's Mod was because it gave me App2SD, Linux Swap, and quite a few other features that a stock G1 wouldn't have .... and not to forget THEMES. If Google gave me the ability to even change the color of the interface i would be happy. Alas, the main thing that saddens me is that nothing i say here will make a difference as Google does have the right to do this and we can't even fault them for doing so. And if one really thinks about it, for every 100 "modifiers" (a bit different from devs ... we are the consumers that never keep a stock device as is) like myself that leave the android platform behind, another 200 even 400 "consumers" will probably step in to fill the space making our opinions very hard to actually take seriously. I wish that there was some way that Google could license Cyanogen to distribute the items but i am pretty sure that companies such as T-mobile pay quite a penny for the privileged and for a one man dev operation such as what Cyanogen is running this may not be an option. But still i had to say what i had to say and while it will probably disappear into the depths of the forum archives as has many other comments on many other various sites that have gone before mine, i still feel better for having said it.
The day that Cyanogen Mod was crippled was the day Android died for me .... a sad day indeed. RIP Android 2007 - 2009. (and while it may seem like i may be overreacting, I really did enjoy the convenience of both the Cyanogen Experience AND the Google Experience. And now i'm afraid i'll have to choose( or give up on both ...... but alas ..... once again, a spec of sand on a beach)) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
