Platform Fragmentation

The secret to good open source software, developers say, is fast iteration. Android, in this sense has been a very good project, reaching 2.1 almost within 2 years of it’s public launch. The issue is that phone manufacturers and carriers haven’t kept up and over the air (OTA) updates seem to be a thing of fairy tales. They’re working on a solution but it won’t do much for those stuck with stale versions on otherwise new phones.


Tuesday, March 30, 2010