On Jan 13, 2011, at 7:23 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Paul, like you I also have an Android (Google's OS for smartphones) based > cell phone. It seems to me that you have confused it a little. When I got the > phone (with the number of the local provider, obviously) and fired it up for > the first time, I was asked to give my GMail account to "initialize" the > phone or "connect it to the cloud" or whatever would be the term. Android > phones seem to be unable to operate without a GMail account stored somewhere > deep inside them. > > What I am trying to say is that my (local) cell phone number is a part of > contract between me and the respective operator. Google is no part of it. > Even if I were to take the Google Nexus phone, I would think that the same > reasoning would have applied.
I believe android is Google's operating system, so they are certainly part of it. I didn't have a Gmail account, so I had to open one to purchase an android phone. I'm sure it's no accident that android requires gmail. It's Google's way of trying to establish a connectivity base -- much like that of Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Paul > > Boris > > > On 1/13/2011 1:58 PM, paul stenquist wrote: >> I think it has to do with gmail's role as an app for smart phones. I >> had to set up a gmail account when I bought an android phone from >> Verizon. Didn't bother me in the least. Don't use the address, but it >> certainly didn't make me angry. There are lots of weird things going >> on in the world of interconnectivity as the players stake out their >> territory. If it doesn't affect me personally, I don't give a damn. >> Paul > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
