Something's Gotta Give

Wow — 87% of Android developers say fragmentation is a problem for them. Simply put, making apps for Android is harder because each handset maker uses their own hardware specs. Imagine if Playstation 3 was just an OS, and anybody could make the hardware for it. That’s the situation with Android — right now.

Google has clamped down on Android 3.0, to keep the tablet-only OS off of cell phones. In other words, openness — supposedly Android’s biggest advantage over Apple’s iOS — is being closed off.