Future of Android ... And How To Stop It!

The Future of Android ...and how to stop it Terence Eden With apologies to Professor Zittrain

http://futureoftheinternet.org/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/echobucket/

http://gizmodo.com/5391712/net-neutrality-worst-case

End Points VS

Android's Strength is its Weakness Slavery is freedom image

Android is Free

Free - Gratis http://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/394781835/

Free - Libre Paul Sakuma | AP http://www.sacbee.com/2010/01/11/2453982/demonstrations-outside-the-gay.html

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Can customers trust them?

Who Owns The Customer?

Who Is The Customer? http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatleydude/3547624583/ ?

Tensions
Manufacturer wants to sell more phones
Updating software doesn't sell more phones
MNO doesn't want to subsidise phones
MNO doesn't want to spend money on testing
MNO wants to sell “Value Added” services to customers
Google wants more customers on its latest software
Google wants Manufacturers and MNOs to sell its products

The Result No update for... http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-10000030/htc-hero-firmware-update-delayed-again-10015592/

The Result Vodafone angers customers... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/04/vodafone_desire/

The Result Security hole in Android... http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10080714-83.html

The Result http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/motorola-responds-to-droid-x-bootloader-controversy-says-efuse/

Is This The Future We Want?

That's The Future ...now, how do we stop it?

Working Groups? Not customer focused

Stricter Contract / Licensing? Destroys the advantage. Against the spirit of open source.

Legal? Device and software as property. Restrictions illegal. Impossible to enforce globally. Compliance = cost

Tragedy of the Commons “ Θα αφιερώσει ένα πολύ μικρό κλάσμα του χρόνου για την εξέταση της κάθε δημόσια αντικείμενο, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος του στην εισαγγελία του τα δικά τους αντικείμενα. Εν τω μεταξύ κάθε φαντασίες ότι δεν κάνει κακό, θα έρθει να παραμέληση του, ότι είναι η επιχείρηση του κάποιος άλλος για να δούμε μετά από αυτό ή ότι γι 'αυτόν? και έτσι, με την ίδια έννοια που διασκεδάζουν με το καθένα χωριστά, η κοινή αιτία διασπάσεις ανεπαίσθητα.” “ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides

Tragedy of the Commons “ They devote a very small fraction of time to the consideration of any public object, most of it to the prosecution of their own objects. Meanwhile each fancies that no harm will come to his neglect, that it is the business of somebody else to look after this or that for him; and so, by the same notion being entertained by all separately, the common cause imperceptibly decays.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides

Don't Be An Arsehole http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/2511032152

Don't Be Evil http://investor.google.com/corporate/code-of-conduct.html

Verkeersbordvrij *
Mutual Trust and Respect
Keep Your Platforms Open
Signal Your Intentions
Dialogue
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space
Standing Up For What We Believe In

“The Future Is Already Here... ...It's just not very evenly distributed.” William Gibson

Realise the Power of Openness VS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ColecoVision.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ZX80.jpg

Thank You Terence Eden @edent http://shkspr.mobi/blog/ http://edent.tel/

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Future of Android ... And How To Stop It!

by Terence Eden on Aug 19, 2010

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