I could see a world in which android productively fragm... differentiates into several tiers:
Tier 1 devices are actively supported by manufacturers who provide updates, host their own markets (or boutiques within markets) of apps they have tested and certified to work well with their devices, and encourage such development with device seeding, developer conferences and webinars, maybe even the odd contract or in house application. Tier 2 devices are fairly well done but shipped and somewhat abondoned - few updates, left to the generic pool of apps that may or may not fit well but usually somewhat work. Tier 3 devices are like tier 2, only the manufacturer didnt properly or completely implement android in the first place. They will come from the usual suspects, and you will get the experience you pay for. Tier "alt" devices are hardware of any sort running user or community maintained builds. -- 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.
