Well yes, licensing is about Google apps, but if you want _paid_ apps from the Market app, it's about the mobile network country or you need to hack.
On 9 February 2011 03:51, Brian Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: > On 02/08/2011 08:33 AM, Mark Carter wrote: > >> Isn't one key reason why Android non-phones have not taken off, that >> Android Market does not offer paid apps when there is no sim card >> present? >> >> > The Market is another level of licensing. So many of the cheap tablets and > maybe phones don't come with the Market or Maps or Gmail. You need the > license for the Google API. There are wifi only versions of tablets that > still have that level of licensing. I think someone said it adds $50 to the > COG. > > For some an inexpensive tablet is a good option because they may not do > enough with a netbook or laptop to carry one around but a tablet works fine > with many wifi hotspots. The push of the ones with the Market and data > services if for a gravy train for the telecoms. > > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
