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Re:Google failing to pay Android developers by nekgrim on Thursday August 04, 2011 @12:01PM (#2846506)
This + the search problem (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2811756).

Google seems to forget that apps make a OS popular, not the OS itself.

Re:Google failing to pay Android developers by recoiledsnake on Thursday August 04, 2011 @01:19PM (#2846829)
For all the hubris about their exclusive hiring method and engineering culture, these are pretty run-of-the-mill egregious bugs to be left hanging for months. Maybe Google does not invest much in Android because it's more of a sideshow.
Re:Google failing to pay Android developers by ry0ohki on Thursday August 04, 2011 @01:36PM (#2846892)
I think that's exactly the problem though. With Comp Sci and Academia people from top to bottom, you don't get enough people that care about customer service or business issues.