Am I being naive? Should I stop worrying and embrace The Google Experience? And conversely, can I use an Android device without it?
…Just so you know, today’s post is more questions than answers. I’ll state up front that I’ve never owned an Android device, nor have I used one for more than a few minutes at at time.
Simply put, I want to know if The Google Experience is intrinsic to the Android mobile OS.
According to Gil Bouhnick at The Mobile Spoon, Android comes in three variants:The Google Experience is the most sophisticated version, with all the Google goodies pre-loaded inside with the Google logo. In addition, this version comes with unrestricted access to the Android market.
Strings Attached: Manufacturers sign a distribution agreement with Google and pre-install the Google applications. The OS, however, does not carry the Google logo.
Google-free: The free version of the Android OS without any sign of the Google mobile apps. UI and applications can vary from one phone to another.And yet, I’ve never heard of any Google-free Android handset for sale in any market. Add this to the fracas over version 1 of the famous Cyanogen…
Read this article:
Is Android really open? Really?
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