Comments on: Editorial: Google’s Open Handset Alliance A Myth… Are We Really Surprised?

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:01:25 +0000

The discussion if Motorola can or cannot customize it's android may be very personal.
But there is another one that shows zero respect for the consumers and reassures that "OHA" is just a badge.
Moto released the Defy+ running Android 2.3, and it bears nearly the same hardware as the Defy, yet, the Defy is nowhere close to see Android 2.3...
That's a great disrespect for the consumer and a lot of greed on their part.
The bare minimal action to be taken here would cast them out of OHA.

By: Charles34

Charles34 — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:41:14 +0000

As far as the different UIs on Android you can either have them and call it open or you can block them and call it iPhone. I personally use ADWLauncher because it's a COMPLETELY customizable home screen launcher. As for what the members of the Alliance are getting with their "badges," I'd say Motorola's rise from the grave is one clear example that they're all getting VERY rich. This is, after all, exactly what they're trying to do. Remember, OHA members get rights to Google services (Android Market being the most important service,) without which Android phone sales would be a far cry from where they are right now. Considering how many of these companies signed up for the sake of riding that beautiful Google name and market share to the bank, I don't think they have too much to complain about

By: Georges

Georges — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:17:16 +0000

I totally agree : for me Motoblur, Sense (etc.) are to be seen more as different desktops (Like KDE and Gnome) then as different systems (Gnome apps can run with KDE, and vice-et-versa)

By: Aleks

Aleks — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:51:35 +0000

I wouldn't say HTC, Motorola and others are using different versions of Android, these are simply different UIs with the same stock Android kernel. It helps brands differentiate their product. Just because it's the same OS at heart, doesn't mean it has to be identical across all devices. It gives consumers more options and if anything I think it's a good thing that we are given the possibility to choose Sense, Motoblur and the like. As for Google's control of OHA, I'm not the least bit surprised. Every mention of Android calls it Google's child. I'm not sure why this is so... perhaps the other partners do not have as much interest riding on the project as Google does, but comparing Google to Apple at this point is extreme to say the least!

By: Yves

Yves — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:13:23 +0000

I dot agree about Motoblur, Sense, Touchwiz.

IMHO:

They are not branches of Android. They are replacements of parts of Android.

And the fact that they are closed-source is the decision of their makers, not of google.

I however encourage a modifiable android, since it makes sure competiton can exist.

As long as these makes are compatible, and have the market, I am fine with.

The same way as HTC did a new email-client, google did earth or the gmail-app.

They are android-software, but not the android-platform.

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Open Handset Alliance - En fait c'est un mythe | Android-France — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:08:17 +0000

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