Friday, July 22, 2011

Android Fragmentation

So I bought an Acer Iconia tablet this week.  Smoking deal at Target (about $370) - we are finally starting to see the prices fall in the tablet market.  However, I was disappointed to see that Netflix isn't available yet on this tablet. They only support certain Android tablets.  I understand the caution by Netflix, but this fragmentation of Android is a real concern for the ecosystem.  When some apps run only on certain devices, you no longer have one ecosystem but a bunch of smaller, related ecosystems.  Google needs to work to make it easier for app developers to just publish across devices without concern for the underlying hardware issues.

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