@kenosha7777
To begin with, the fragmentation issue is overblown. I am the happy owner of 5 HTC Evos, and am amazed at the frequency of updates, roughly 2x to 3x more frequent, and much more significant than my iOS products (iPad and iTouch).
3 significant updates per year is a lot, and they go through flawlessly. If you really do want to make a big deal about fragmentation, you should realize that Apple?s iOS Is The Most Fragmented Of The Leading Mobile Operating Systems???
See http://boombustblog.com/reggie-middleton/2010/12/09/hey-did-you-know-that-apples-ios-is-the-most-fragmented-of-the-leading-mobile-operating-systems/
Did this somehow hinder Apple? Android's growth is phenomenal, and it is that growth that will keep carriers in check. The more bloatware you put on the phone as a carrier or OEM, the farther behind you will be left in the refresh cycle. Google knows this, and the smarter carriers and OEMs know this as well. This doesn't hurt all OEMs through. HTC's Sense is literally a very material improvement to Android's GUI, as it was to Windows Mobile. Those guys know what they are doing, and it shows because they are usually 2nd only to Google when updating the OS.
In the meantime, Apples' restrictive model allows for less flaws in deliveries, but that is succumbing to the need to keep pace with Android's development cycle. The last iPad update was rife with issues. In addition, as more people find out what can be done with Android as an actual computer vs. iOS products as consumer appliances, the draw to Android will get even stronger.
Reference http://boombustblog.com/reggie-middleton/2011/01/13/the-iphone-consumer-appliance-vs-the-andriod-device-as-a-ubiquitous-computer/
@Dietrich T. Schmitz, Your Linux Advocate To begin with, the fragmentation issue is overblown. I am the happy owner of 5 HTC Evos, and am amazed at the frequency of updates, roughly 2x to 3x more frequent, and much more significant than my iOS products (iPad and iTouch).
3 significant updates per year is a lot, and they go through flawlessly. If you really do want to make a big deal about fragmentation, you should realize that Apple?s iOS Is The Most Fragmented Of The Leading Mobile Operating Systems???See http://boombustblog.com/reggie-middleton/2010/12/09/hey-did-you-know-that-apples-ios-is-the-most-fragmented-of-the-leading-mobile-operating-systems/
Did this somehow hinder Apple? Android's growth is phenomenal, and it is that growth that will keep carriers in check. The more bloatware you put on the phone as a carrier or OEM, the farther behind you will be left in the refresh cycle. Google knows this, and the smarter carriers and OEMs know this as well. This doesn't hurt all OEMs through. HTC's Sense is literally a very material improvement to Android's GUI, as it was to Windows Mobile. Those guys know what they are doing, and it shows because they are usually 2nd only to Google when updating the OS.
In the meantime, Apples' restrictive model allows for less flaws in deliveries, but that is succumbing to the need to keep pace with Android's development cycle. The last iPad update was rife with issues. In addition, as more people find out what can be done with Android as an actual computer vs. iOS products as consumer appliances, the draw to Android will get even stronger. Reference http://boombustblog.com/reggie-middleton/2011/01/13/the-iphone-consumer-appliance-vs-the-andriod-device-as-a-ubiquitous-computer/
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