The cottage manufacturers: do not care about Android 3.0 open not open source

A few days ago we have been discussing the role of the cottage manufacturers in the Android tablet device. The dual-core cottage tablet is expected to come out soon, but the cottage equipped with an Android 3.0 system is not so easy. The first is the cost reduction, and the Other is Google’s. Policy, but there is also a factor that we did not take into consideration, that is, whether the cottage vendors are willing to Android 3.0 tablet. "Southern Metropolis Daily" interview shows that the actual mountain cottage manufacturers are still using mature relatively low-end flat-panel plans to launch products, Android 3.0 cottage tablet is still a cloud.

The open source Google smart terminal system, Android, became popular around the world and was hailed as the only matchable rival of Apple's iOS (for iPhone and iPad). It was widely adopted by high-end products not only by giants such as Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. , but also by many small and medium-sized mobile phone, tablet computer companies in Shenzhen favor, the industry even see it as a savior of transformation.

Android is popular because of its open-source nature. Everyone is free to get the source code and go with their own products for the next step. Although March 31, Motorola launched the first tablet XOOM equipped with Android 3.0 in China, but at this time Google announced that it will not open source for Android 3.0, domestic manufacturers have not been able to get the code of the system. The international giants were the first to get acquainted. Many of the manufacturers in Shenzhen closely followed Google, and they felt that they had been “discriminated”.

Google closed source for domestic manufacturers?

According to reports, Android 3.0, code-named "Hive", is mainly for tablet computers. It not only creates a new virtual and "holographic" user interface, but also focuses on the content interaction model, multitasking, and browsing. Compared with the 2.2 and 2.3 versions, there have been revolutionary improvements.

Although, the previous version is completely open, regardless of manufacturers or developers, as long as the application can be downloaded for free. However, a few days ago, Google’s spokesperson publicly acknowledged “temporary restrictions” on access to the “Hive” system code. A leader of the Shenzhen-based application development team told the Southern Capital Daily reporter, “Now we haven’t got the code, and our domestic counterparts have not, mainly Google restrictions.”

Yi Yi, president of the consulting firm Zhang Yi pointed out, "Although domestic manufacturers are keen to develop Android products, but these products did not appear in the form of Android, but the manufacturer's own custom interface, and another name, which is out of Google push The original intention of this system."

It is understood that one of the main purposes of Google’s pushing Android is to embed Google search, Gmail, and other products on mobile terminals to provide users with access to Google services from mobile terminals. However, in China, not only did China Mobile and Lenovo make a lot of changes to Andriod, but it also launched an “autonomous” operating system, and many mobile terminal manufacturers and developers in Shenzhen are also doing such things as removing Google search. Mailbox service changed to their own and so on. Google's main reason for admitting "restrictions" is that "Google has not yet done a good job of changing the system or making customizations for different products."

"Google may worry that if we allow this to continue, we will eventually lose control of Android. At the same time, such Android-based secondary products will make the Android ecosystem chaotic and complicated." For instance, at the initial stage, China Mobile developed OMS is based on Android but is not compatible with Android apps. Zhang Yi believes that "Google must show its stance and tell everyone that it has the ability to control the situation."

In addition, people in the industry pointed out that the Android system changes too quickly, from the popularity of 2.2, 2.3 devices listed, and then released to 3.0, only a few months time, so frequent updates of the system, easily lead to application or hardware compatibility issues, this Not a good thing for users, manufacturers, and developers. Google may have intentionally slowed down.

Google "eccentric" cottage does not care?

Shenzhen electronics industry analyst Wang Bin revealed that Google’s move may also be under pressure from its partners. It is understood that Motorola, Samsung and other terminal giants, in order to ensure the progress of Android development, recently gave Google a lot of support to help optimize the system. Once open source Android 3.0, giants are equal to Others, especially domestic manufacturers do wedding dress.

At the same time, Wang Bin believes that Shenzhen's manufacturers flocked to Android, causing Android terminal prices to drop rapidly, and Motorola and other companies had to participate in the price war and suffered losses. "Android's open source direction will certainly not change. After all, it is open source that makes it so popular, but in the future, the speed of open source may slow down, so that giants have time to stay in the market leading position."

Recently, Ai Media Consulting released the latest analysis report shows that in 2010 China's tablet PC production scale is 900,000, with the entry of major manufacturers and operators, etc., 2011 production will reach 6.5 million, of which, SMEs and The scale of the cottage brand is 1.5 million, accounting for more than 15%. So, now that Google is slowing down the open source, will it affect the Shanzhai market? After all, manufacturers need software updates to promote hardware sales growth.

A person in charge of a cottage in Shenzhen revealed that, in fact, they do not care much about the upgrade of Android. With Andriod's upgrade, the requirements for CPU, memory and other accessories are getting higher and higher. Otherwise, it cannot run smoothly, which seriously affects the user experience. "Even if Google now releases the 3.0 version, we will not immediately adopt it because the hardware investment is too large. After half a year, the hardware cost has decreased. Motorola, Samsung and other manufacturers have pushed the 3.0 version of the product on the market, 3.0 applications. It's rich, and we'll follow it up again."

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