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gerbick
2010-09-17 , 16:52
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Originally Posted by bergie View Post
Except that Android leaves much fewer choices for the device manufacturer to differentiate...
Slippery slope. Too much differentiation and you have fragmentation.

As far as I've understood is that MeeGo enforces API-level compatibility (or otherwise you cannot call your system MeeGo)...
And this doesn't limit choice?

...but doesn't really enforce implementation. Want to use different UX or different positioning system? Go ahead.
Then what's different about SenseUI, TouchWiz, et al on Android than a different UI on top of MeeGo? I don't mind admitting that I might not be digging deep enough - I'm not looking at API level as a programmer, I'm talking about the UI as an user at the moment.

But with that said, the whole idea of openness is a moot point when ultimately the support from vendors, software houses, and hardware manufacturers isn't there. The best ideas are rarely supported.

Mediocre ones - like Microsoft Windows for instance - take the lion share of support. Why? Solve that one and you'll be a hero in my book.
 

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