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Re:Android Fragmentation Visualized by Steko on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @06:27PM (#3979244)
The messy truth is that Google has created only a half-open ecosystem. 98%+ of Android users are at the mercy of the carriers and handset makers for updates. That's not a truly open ecosystem.
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Re:Android Fragmentation Visualized by saurik on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @08:50PM (#3979775)
Even if 100% of users were at the mercy of carriers and handset makers, that just underscores that 'Google can't "do something about it"'; it doesn't even mean the platform is not "open", as you are mistaking open devices for open software: the platform is, in fact, so open that carriers and handset manufacturers are allowed to make arbitrary modifications and sell closed devices running the result.
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Re:Android Fragmentation Visualized by Steko on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @09:23PM (#3979881)
Shorter saurik: "Android is so open it's closed!"
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Re:Android Fragmentation Visualized by fpgeek on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @10:38PM (#3980134)
More-accurate version: "Android is as open as the BSD networking stack."
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