Interesting CNN article on Android's Open Operating System

[khsjsilver]

Here is a link to an interesting editorial on CNN's website discussing Android's open operating system.

Opinion: Google Android is only 'open' if you're the phone company - CNN.com

 

[ekyle]

true as long as we have root, it's all good though

 

[Roze]

Good opinion article and very true. It's sad that OEM/carriers feel the need to 'differentiate' their products to make it stand out from the competitors. At the end of the day, these 'differentiations' are really the same. They are nothing but bloatwares. *blah*.

true as long as we have root, it's all good though

Well what if the trend for some OEMs to continue locking their phones? Like having an encrypted bootloader on the Milestone and Droid X that have not been broken yet I forget what HTC model also has some kind of lock down on it as well.

I just want my vanilla Android (without root). I'm following the rumors on the 'Samsung Nexus Two' and seeing where that goes.