Comments on: Google Plans to Unify Android Fragmentation? http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/google-plans-to-unify-android-fragmentation/ Tips & News for Canadian Android Users! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/google-plans-to-unify-android-fragmentation/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Gary Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:04:49 +0000 http://www.androidincanada.ca/?p=2456#comment-1386 Apple definitely got the unified and seamless user experience down for the iPhone, even though their hardware had its limitations. If Android can match and essentially mirror the Apple-model for firmware updates across the entire line up of phones, I can see it becoming more of a threat to the iPhone. Apple definitely got the unified and seamless user experience down for the iPhone, even though their hardware had its limitations. If Android can match and essentially mirror the Apple-model for firmware updates across the entire line up of phones, I can see it becoming more of a threat to the iPhone.

]]> By: Gary http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/google-plans-to-unify-android-fragmentation/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 Gary Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:04:49 +0000 http://www.androidincanada.ca/?p=2456#comment-1385 Apple definitely got the unified and seamless user experience down for the iPhone, even though their hardware had its limitations. If Android can match and essentially mirror the Apple-model for firmware updates across the entire line up of phones, I can see it becoming more of a threat to the iPhone. Apple definitely got the unified and seamless user experience down for the iPhone, even though their hardware had its limitations. If Android can match and essentially mirror the Apple-model for firmware updates across the entire line up of phones, I can see it becoming more of a threat to the iPhone.

]]> By: csaunders http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/google-plans-to-unify-android-fragmentation/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 csaunders Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:53:09 +0000 http://www.androidincanada.ca/?p=2456#comment-1382 This is probably the right way for Google to go. We've seen how Apple has done it for the iPhone and how they have managed to keep the majority of their users running the most recent firmware which makes a developers life much easier.<br><br>Google needs to step up to the plate and come up with a solution that will allow them to get around the Carriers and give the users of the Android platform the features they want (and need). This is probably the right way for Google to go. We've seen how Apple has done it for the iPhone and how they have managed to keep the majority of their users running the most recent firmware which makes a developers life much easier.

Google needs to step up to the plate and come up with a solution that will allow them to get around the Carriers and give the users of the Android platform the features they want (and need).

]]> By: 4r4nd0mninj4 http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/google-plans-to-unify-android-fragmentation/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 4r4nd0mninj4 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:26:12 +0000 http://www.androidincanada.ca/?p=2456#comment-1381 I believe Google is doing the right thing by bypassing the carriers and releasing the phone directly to the customer. Carriers are not equipped and or not willing to provide service and updates in a reasonable time frame. Also we the customer will no longer have to deal with crippled, bug-filled software, long waits for inept-non-English-speaking-customer-service-reps, and locked down phones. I believe Google is doing the right thing by bypassing the carriers and releasing the phone directly to the customer. Carriers are not equipped and or not willing to provide service and updates in a reasonable time frame. Also we the customer will no longer have to deal with crippled, bug-filled software, long waits for inept-non-English-speaking-customer-service-reps, and locked down phones.

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