Will Android last ?

[reidbo]

I live in the US and we have the same problem, carriers decide and they really do not want to get into the software end of this, the costs, the time and resources to test, it's not something carriers really want to delve into long term. They just want to sign people up on contracts. They will piss people off with this crap. Smartphone platforms are expected to get updated and to be available, paid or not. Personally i would not mind paying for any software upgrade, just make them available. I wouldn't rely on Google being in this long term either, I don't trust them. i think this is all just a big experiment. I do not see any passion, commitment or heart and soul in this endeavour. I truely believe this platform, unless there is direction and commitment from google, will fall away to the geeks to play with. Google has already dropped the ball on the code, which tells me they really do not care about any of this.

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PS I have cdma hero with cellular south, if anyone knows how to get this thing rooted, and have it work properly, let me know. I have tried several times, will not root. I am a tech person and it is extremely hard. the average user, the masses that could bring android to the mainstream, will not be doing this. I work tech support a lot for people with their office pbx phones, that sit on their desk, the same phone they have had for years, and they do not even know what their freaking extension is. They will not be rooting.

I would consider myself in group 2. Seriously, I can hardly even edit my profile but I rooted my Hero without difficulty. Maybe that was just a fluke lol. Another thing that has not been mentioned in this thread is the fact that Android is in its infancy as an OS. I feel it will only get better. Hands down the best phone Ive ever had!!!

 

[Lukehluke]

The Android Market is improving all the time and as more devices get the OS then the more people will buy phones that are using it and so more devs will make more apps and better apps and so it will continue to grow

 

[BiGMERF]

the one thing that holds the market back in my opinion is that fact that there are different handsets on different versions of googles os. im sure it would be better if all hansets were unified

 

[LaserDroid]

Google looks to be putting alot of their good name into the Droid which says alot. So Ide say the Droid will be here to stay and we will probibly see new versions of it over the next couple of years. Dont be surprised if it takes alot of wind out of the iphones already tattered sails.

 

[takeshi]

I know the market is young compared to Iphone (dont like iphone/itunes apple etc) but is there any promise the Android market is going to get better ?

There are no such "promises" in real life. Even the vaunted iPhone has no guarantees regarding the future. Buy into whatever platform you prefer. If you want the iPhone experience then go for it.

Alot of the apps are just copys of another app but theres nothing that really stand out.

There are definitely apps that stand out. Maybe you're not finding the apps you're looking for. I suggest hitting the various Android sites for app suggestions rather than attempting to wade through the Market itself.

Any platform is going to consist mostly of apps that "are just copys (sic) of another app".