Google’s Android platform: not so open after all



Third-party Android application developers are beginning to question Google’s commitment to making Android an open platform following the revelation that a select few developers have been receiving special access to new versions of the Android SDK under non-disclosure agreements.

…”I don’t think the biggest issue here is who has and doesn’t have access to the SDK. I think the main issue here is communication or lack thereof. Google embraced the development community and touted how they were going to build this platform with the help of the development community. Somewhere along the line, this ’seemed’ to change. I say seemed because this could have always been part of Google’s strategy,” wrote third-party developer Ken Adair in a message to the Android discussion list. “The problem is they have failed to nurture the relationship with the development community. They have cut them off from the information that was once flowing and left them to speculate and wonder. In response, you are seeing many that feel cheated and betrayed.”…

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Google’s Android platform: not so open after all

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