1. More open source possibilities (than the iPhone)
2. Better security
3. Non-profit friendly
4. Growth in emerging markets.
Brian points out in the comments:
- -Sponsor: Google -No mention of jailbreak/root/hacking of devices that would enable ANY phone this functionality even though they are talking about circumventing other structured systems -No mention of the fact that Google's version of "open-source" involves them currently witholding the source code to their latest tablet OS Android 3.0, which not only undermines the title but the reason we shouldn't be skeptical since it's 100% not available -No mention of the fact that all Android devices have a remote killswitch for content.. fun fact: it's a security feature to allow Google the ability to remote erase viruses that are posted to their "free" Market (This killswitch also exists on Apple iDevices, and can be turned off by hacking either one) -Speaking of their free market, they actively censor their store at the behest of their carrier partners so that, for example, the AT&T HTC Captivate cannot access software that would circumvent AT&T's draconian tethering plans -Also: they allow their partners to block whatever the hell they want, like the removal of content that the consumer does not want (like Bing search, included because of multi-million dollar contracts on some phones-yes, this really means you can't switch the phone's search to Google on a Google phone..) -This is clearly a fucking advertisement
No comments:
Post a Comment