Re: Sour Grapes: Missing the Point About Google Android and the G1

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Bob Frankston" <Bob19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
Date: October 7, 2008 10:06:53 AM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>, "'ip'" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: RE: [IP] Re:   Sour Grapes: Missing the Point About Google  
Android and the G1

I agree that we need to be careful about presuming that smart is a  
linear measure and the smart know what the rest of them will need and  
should want. I don’t necessarily trust rocket scientists’ judgment. As  
I keep trying to point out – 100% of us (and them) must be able to  
write and choose their applications if we (vs them) are to be able to.  
Let’s not assume that Jo six-pack can’t program or doesn’t want to –  
if nothing else she might be very adept at reprogramming the emission  
controls in the car to get more power.

One reason I like .Net (and open-source Mono) is that I can indeed run  
the identical object, not just source, but the same file image on  
Windows (32/64), the Mac, Windows Mobile and Linux. I hope to have  
that capability for Android. That said, there is also the case for  
software that takes advantage of the accidental properties of each  
platform and is written for that platform. The challenge is to find  
the right mixture.

The real challenge as I’ve pointed out (http://www.frankston.com/?name=IPGeni2 
) is how add capabilities (AKA software) in a complex and virulent  
ecology. Part of this is having vouching mechanisms. I say vouching  
rather than certification or signing to emphasize that you may want to  
trust a friend for some applications not just VeriSign. But you also  
need to be prepared for the most trusted applications going awry due  
to simple misunderstandings. Maybe you don’t want to eliminate all  
entries in your phone book that have emoticons in their names – you  
think that that’s cute even if the program things it’s wrong.
 


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