I think this is a massive issue that even the biggest Android fan can't sweep under the carpet. I hope Google is at least willing to try to solve it (but I kind of doubt it).
Moandji On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Karsten Silz <[email protected]>wrote: > ...and get a subsidized phone, then buy an HTC phone from Verizon. In > 2010, Verizon was the best carrier by offering a third of its Android > phones (released in 2009 or 2010 with Android 2.1 or earlier) an > upgrade to 2.2 ("Froyo", came out in June). Sprint got 28.6%, T-Mobile > 12.5% and AT&T an astounding 0%. As for manufacturers - HTC upgraded > 50%, Motorola 15.4%, Samsung 11.1% and SonyEricsson, LG and Dell all > 0%. What's not clear to me (even after reading the source article) was > whether the percentages referred to the number of phone models or > phones sold (I assume the former). > > > http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/13/verizon-wireless-and-htc-most-eager-to-provide-android-2-2-updat/ > > I guess that's the kind of "value" that carriers and handset vendors > bring to the platform, as Android head honcho Andy Rubin explained in > October (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2370464,00.asp). Sorry, > I couldn't resist... But seriously, one reason that Android is so > popular is that both carriers and handset vendors can put all sorts of > crap on it (and take away - if I remember correctly, the Galaxy Tab on > Verizon doesn't work with Bluetooth keyboards), so the lack of > firmware upgrades is the (necessary?) downside of that. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
