| Three of my four points don't apply to the iPhone. > Android giving them the freedom to do whatever they want? Huh? The source code of a new version is dropped over a wall after their competitor has already released a device with it(if the source is released at all). Android dev is nothing like the Linux kernel dev. Maybe you would know that? The problem is that Google seems to be unwilling to develop Android in the open. With the fierce competitiveness in the mobile space, I think this stance is understandable (at the least). Apart from that, Android 2.3 is completely open. Manufacturers can take it and do what they want with it. Look at Amazon. Are you trying to suggest that Windows Phone offers Nokia better flexibility than Android would? >Also, Nokia was in talks with Google over Android but Google wouldn't give them many concessions. Your anger should probably be directed at them. Source for this? I'd be interested to read about it. > And it's not even like you can complain about the lack of options on Linux. There's a ton of Android phones coming out every month, each better in specs than the month previous and they're pretty popular and have loads of apps. What next, you'd buy the iPhone 5 but the only thing stopping you is that it doesn't run Android? This is a straw man argument. I never complained about this. My issue is with Nokia, specifically, choosing to go completely with WP7, which, for me, is completely unusable. I loved Nokia's phones (my current phone is an N900), so I see this as a real pity. Please don't take offense at my criticisms of WP7. |