scottie wrote: [...] > if they released the source FIRST, then devices could ship. (as they > are now.) And then we could all have Android powered devices.
It's that little phrase in parentheses. If they released the sources now, some vendors would ship devices using an unfinished version of Android, full of bugs, which would then generate huge amounts of bad press for Android. By delaying the SDK, they ensure they have control over the quality of first version that's going to be seen by the public. Remember that we, third party app developers, are not the target audience for Android: only the mobile phone vendors matter, and all they care about are sales and continued sales. A premature release would directly impact both of these, which would have dire effects on Android's future. (All guesswork, of course, but I've been working with mobile vendors for a while.) Given that continually harassing Google to make a release when it's quite obvious that they're only going to do so when they're good and ready is only going to generate bad press *for us*, may I suggest just leaving them to it? If people here want to help, filing bug reports is probably the best way of doing it. Making political demands of the engineering staff probably isn't... -- ┌─── ｄｇ＠ｃｏｗｌａｒｋ．ｃｏｍ ───── http://www.cowlark.com ───── │ "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my │ telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out │ how to use my telephone." --- Bjarne Stroustrup
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