I think that its' a poor name choice for something that they don't want to be considered part of Android itself (especially as they like to claim they own the trademark, which is untrue in most of the world).
My guess it's an example of what happens when a marketing person gets to name an app without thinking about the bigger consequences. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://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. On 8 Oct 2009, at 14:55, Disconnect wrote: > > You can't say they aren't intentionally creating that impression > though - otherwise it would be "Google Market" and people wouldn't be > shocked to see that a phone with "Android" but not "Google" is missing > the -ANDROID- Market.. > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm pretty sure that restricting the Google apps distribution gives >> Google >> something to offer OEMs in order to get them to sign up to a >> contract which >> will give Google some level of control of the devices (e.g. >> specifying >> hardware requirements). >> This, believe it or not, works in Androids favour in some ways, >> because it >> means that the devices which ship with a Google experience >> agreement in >> place can be relied upon to work as expected, whereas those that >> don't have >> the apps and agreement may cause issues due to undefined behaviour >> which >> can't be relied upon in future android releases versions (e.g. The >> Archos >> device and its' handling of WVGA due to being cupcake based). >> Al. >> >> -- >> * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://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. >> On 8 Oct 2009, at 10:00, Andy Baker wrote: >> >> This puzzles me too. >> >> Android is the only platform where they restrict distribution of >> otherwise >> free apps. >> >> I can see some logic to the argument when it comes to the market app >> (although it still strikes me as the wrong decision) but there is >> no logic >> in not allowing free distribution of other google branded apps as >> in most >> cases there is a free equivalent on every other platform. >> >> Surely the revenue generated is tiny compared to the consumer >> confusion it >> causes? >> >> Andy >> ________________ >> >> www.ixxy.co.uk >> 01273 906061 >> >> >> >> 2009/10/8 Cédric Berger <[email protected]> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 23:54, Dianne Hackborn >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Why are you cheated by Google? Somebody took the freely open >>>> Android >>>> source >>>> code, and built a phone that is not what you expect. Google >>>> can't do >>>> anything about this. >>>> >>> >>> To my understanding, the main concern is not that there are Google >>> experience phones, but also other android phones whitout Google >>> apps : >>> What is reproached is more that Google does not make this clear >>> enough. People do not realize the difference between Google >>> experience >>> phone and others. >>> They buy Android phones, and they have read everywhere this was >>> Google >>> OS with Google apps and plenty of apps on Market. >>> >>> Even for people following these mailing lists this may not always be >>> so clear, so even less for others "normal" consumers.... >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
