Lebih milih android karena aipon kemahalan itu cocok untuk mengomentari fenomena android di indonesia, bukan di sono...di USA dan Eropa...:)
On Sep 9, 2010 11:30 PM, "imam wiratmadja" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mungkin lebih banyak org yg milih Android, simply krn iPhone itu kemahalan. > Jd bukan krn 'openness' yg dipertanyakan dlm artikel ini. > > Btw, menurut sy di Indonesia Android itu lb seru persaingannya dgn BB > soalnya kan di sini BB lebih meluas segmen penggunanya. > > Hal lain, tanpa barang BM mungkin ngulik android tdk akn seseru seperti yg > kita alami sekarang di milis ini. Coba klo Android yg beredar di kita > sumbernya dr Carrier semua, spt diasumsikan oleh artikel ini. Mungkin > kebanyakan dr kita akan ended up megang Huawei dan Nexian skrg. > On Sep 9, 2010 10:07 PM, "Agus Hamonangan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://goo.gl/HSMH >> >> This past weekend, I wrote a post wondering if Android was surging in >> the U.S. market because Apple was letting it? The main thought was >> that by remaining exclusively tied to AT&T, Apple was driving some >> users to choose Android, which is available on all the U.S. carriers. >> In the post, I posed a question: if it’s not the iPhone/AT&T deal, why >> do you choose Android? Nearly 1,000 people responded, and a large >> percentage focused on the same idea: the idea of “openness.” >> >> You’ll forgive me, but I have to say it: what a load of crap. >> >> In theory, I’m right there with you. The thought of a truly open >> mobile operating system is very appealing. The problem is that in >> practice, that’s just simply not the reality of the situation. Maybe >> if Google had their way, the system would be truly open. But they >> don’t. Sadly, they have to deal with a very big roadblock: the >> carriers. >> >> The result of this unfortunate situation is that the so-called open >> system is quickly revealing itself to be anything but. Further, we’re >> starting to see that in some cases the carriers may actually be able >> to exploit this “openness” to create a closed system that may leave >> you crying for Apple’s closed system — at least their’s looks good and >> behaves as expected. >> >> Case in point: the last couple of Android phones I’ve gotten as demo >> units from Google: the EVO 4G and the Droid 2, have been loaded up >> with crapware installed by the carriers (Sprint and Verizon, >> respectively). Apple would never let this fly on the iPhone, but the >> openness of Android means Google has basically no say in the matter. >> Consumers will get the crapware and they’ll like it. Not only that, >> plenty of this junk can’t even be uninstalled. How’s that for “open”? >> >> And this is just the tip of the iceberg. >> >> Earlier this year, Verizon rolled out its own V Cast app store on some >> BlackBerry devices. This occurred despite that fact that BlackBerry >> devices have their own app store (App World). From what we’re hearing, >> Verizon is also planning to launch this store on their Android phones >> as well in the future. Obviously, this store would be pre-installed, >> and it would likely be more prominently displayed than Android’s own >> Market for apps. >> >> Does V Cast have some good content? Probably. But most of it is >> undoubtedly crap that Verizon is trying to sell you for a high fee. >> But who cares whether it’s great or it’s crap — isn’t the point of >> “open” supposed to be that the consumer can choose what they want on >> their own devices? Instead, open is proving to mean that the carriers >> can choose what they want to do with Android. >> >> It’s too bad, but there is now a very real risk that the carriers are >> going to exploit the open system Google set up in order to create a >> new version of the bullshit proprietary ecosystems that they had >> before the iPhone came along and turned the market on its side. >> >> And it’s not just Verizon, it’s all the carriers. One of the great >> features of Android is that you can install apps without going through >> an app store, right? Well, not if you have an a Motorola Backflip or a >> HTC Aria running on AT&T — they’ve locked this feature down. How? >> Thanks to the open Android OS. >> >> Oh, and how about tethering? It’s one of the truly great features of >> Android 2.2, right? Well, not if you have a carrier that doesn’t want >> to support it. Google has to defer to them to enable their own native >> OS feature. It’s such an awesome feature — in the hands of Google. >> Once the carriers get their hands on it — not so much. >> >> Speaking of Android 2.2, you know it’s out there right? You’ll be >> forgiven if you don’t because a whopping 4.5 percent of you Android >> users are currently running it, according to Google’s dashboard. And >> again, that’s not Google’s fault, that’s all the carriers. Incredibly, >> over 35 percent of you still aren’t even running any version of >> Android 2.x. It’s pathetic. >> >> Apple gets crap for not supporting phones that are three years old >> with OS updates — the open Android system can’t even upgrade phones >> that are only a few months old in some cases — again, all thanks to >> the carriers. >> >> The excuses for why this is run rampant. They need to tweak their >> custom skins, they need to test the new software, etc. It’s all a >> bunch of garbage. This is an open platform and yet you’re more >> restricted than on Apple’s supposedly closed one. >> >> What happens when Verizon won’t update your phone to the latest >> greatest Android software — not because they can’t, but because they >> want you to upgrade to a new piece of hardware and sign the new >> two-year agreement that comes along with it? The game remains the >> same. >> >> My point is not to bash Google — what they’ve created is an excellent >> mobile operating system. My point is that the same “openness” that >> Android users are touting as a key selling point of the OS could very >> well end up being its weak point. If you don’t think Verizon, AT&T, >> T-Mobile, and Sprint are going to try to commandeer the OS in an >> attempt to return to their glory days where we were all slaves to >> their towers, you’re being naive. >> >> “Open” is great until you have to define it or defend it. I’m not sure >> Google can continue to do either in this situation. >> >> And before all of you pros storm the comments with how great it is to >> root your Android phones, consider the average consumers here. They >> are the ones being screwed by this exploitation of “open.” Anyone with >> the desire to do so can fairly easily hack an iPhone too. Open is not >> a reason to choose Android + carrier vs. iPhone + AT&T. >> >> Update: Oh, and one more great example Michael Prassel reminded me of >> in the comments — do you want Skype on your Android phone? Well, I >> hope you have Verizon because otherwise you won’t be able to install >> it. “Open.” We’re only going to see more of this, not less. >> >> [photo: AP] >> >> -- >> Salam, >> >> >> Agus Hamonangan >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/id-android >> http://groups.google.com/group/id-gtug >> Gtalk : id.android >> Follow : @agushamonangan >> E-mail : [email protected] >> >> -- >> "Indonesian Android Community [id-android]" >> >> Join: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/subscribe?hl=en-GB >> Moderator: [email protected] >> Peraturan Jual dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/azW7 >> ID Android Developer: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-dev >> ID Android Surabaya: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-sby >> ID Android on FB: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112207700729 >> > > -- > "Indonesian Android Community [id-android]" > > Join: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/subscribe?hl=en-GB > Moderator: [email protected] > Peraturan Jual dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/azW7 > ID Android Developer: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-dev > ID Android Surabaya: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-sby > ID Android on FB: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112207700729 -- "Indonesian Android Community [id-android]" Join: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/subscribe?hl=en-GB Moderator: [email protected] Peraturan Jual dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/azW7 ID Android Developer: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-dev ID Android Surabaya: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-sby ID Android on FB: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112207700729
