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3種類あるAndroid 端末

先日の CyanogenMod 配布差し止め騒動や、HT-03AとHTC Magicの違い にも関係するのですが、Android端末は、以下の3種類に分けられるようです。

Google: Expect 18 Android Phones by Year’s End より引用:

1. The obligation-free option: device manufacturers can download a free version of Android, load it onto their devices and provide access to as many or as few apps as they want. But the manufacturers cannot preload popular Google applications, like Gmail or Google calendar.

2. The small strings option: Same as Option 1, except that manufacturers sign a distribution agreement to include Google applications on the phone. Of the 18 to 20 phones coming out this year, Mr. Rubin said, 12 to 14 subscribe to this option.

3. The bigger strings option or the no-censorship version: These phones Google calls “The Google Experience.” They are physically distinguishable by the “Google” logo on the phone. They include a range of Google applications that the carrier and handset maker agree not to remove from the phone. The carrier and handset maker also agree not to censor access to the Android market. Which means that if some developer comes up with an application that some people find distasteful, or that gets bad press, it must nevertheless remain available to consumers. Of the phones coming out this year, five or six belong to this category, Mr. Rubin said.

1番目は、メーカーがオープンソースを使ってまったく自由に開発できるもので、何の制約もありませんが、Google applicationのプリインストールができません。

2番目は、1番目と同じですが、契約で Google Application のプリインストールができるというもので、HTC ブランドの Magic などはこれにあたると思われます。

3番目は、いわゆる Google Experience と呼ばれるもので、Google ロゴがついています。HT-03Aもこれにあたります。Google のアプリが載っており、通信事業者や端末メーカーは勝手に削除することができませんし、Android Market へのアクセスを妨げてはなりません。

以上のように、Google アプリの配布は完全にGoogle のコントロール下にあるので、CyanogenMod と一緒に配布することができないわけですね。

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