Google should step in if this article is true.

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Read this article if you haven't
http://m.gizmodo.com/5737002/the-pro...ck-in-the-past
If this is really the case. Why haven't google done anything? They should know that this kind of things is breaking android platform.what you guys think?

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Why should Google step in?

There was a good article on Fudzilla yesterday calling on Google to step in to prevent furthur fragmentation of the Android platform.

I can't reach the site from work to put a link up but perhaps some other kindly soul could add it to the thread for me?

I wouldn't be shocked if Google had their hands in the cookie jar as well...that's why they're keeping a hush-hush on the issue.

Sure, android is "open source," but who will the manufacturers call for support? Google.

So support is free, right? Nah, Google probably charge for licensing fee (of the brand Google) and probably support fee, etc. to manufacturers.

This is nothing more than some backdoor wheelin' and dealin' where everyone (both google and mfgrs) reap the benefits of the so-called "open source" OS. Google make some money from manufacturers for the support of the OS and manufacturers make some nice dough in return by forcing/imposing phantom fees through carriers for OS updates (and carriers get their money by nickel-n-diming customers on different tier plan and features). From the end-user perspective, everything should be free, but Google and manufacturers have thousands of mouths to feed and I'm sure their R&D isn't done through charity work.

Originally Posted by DirkGently1

There was a good article on Fudzilla yesterday calling on Google to step in to prevent furthur fragmentation of the Android platform.

I can't reach the site from work to put a link up but perhaps some other kindly soul could add it to the thread for me?

http://fudzilla.com/mobiles/item/216...f-by-suppliers

there you go. another article that's bashing the suppliers. While its true that maybe google charge the updates but since its open source, they don't need to when they can just charge on the market entries?

Also samsung just denied that they are charging on the updates



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