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    Why Android will remain a terrible user experience unless...

    Having used the Motorola Atrix and Cliq 2 for a week, I finally understand the fundamental flaw with Android: the fact that device makers need (and are allowed) to differentiate between their devices in software (Motorolla, HTC, Samsung etc.). This "faux-differentiation" leads to fragmentation and -- ultimately -- the worst user experience possible. For instance, what in the world is MotoBlur and why is it on Motorola Android devices and not on those from HTC or Samsung? The answer, obviously, is because Motorola wants to have a competitive advantage over the other two... ultimately leading to a huge fragmentation of the Android ecosystem.

    Until Google institutes some guidelines as to what manufacturers can and can not do with their devices, Android will remain a crappy, unintuitive, and fragmented OS... unless you're using a Google-sanctioned devices like a Nexus.
    • 11 June 2011
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