In a talk, a question arose, how open is Android platform? If it is open, why does Google control the ends up on its devices? This critical question came since Google removed two Android Applications from the market.
Google claims that the reason behind removing these apps was to keep it away from violation of Android Market rules. And Google also removed the remaining installed copies so that users could not be able to install them from their devices themselves.
So question comes, isn’t Android safe? If Google can remotely disable dangerous apps in the Android Market, its openness is really questionable. There are many control points behind Android explaining why this operating system seems to be the most closed system in the history of open source platforms. These control points allow Google to bundle its own services and control the exact software and hardware make-up on every handset. Google keeps a tight rein over the its Market’s security.
The HTC Magic will be the second smartphone running Google’s Android to be released by a major carrier. This model will strongly resemble its predecessor, but lack the T-Mobile G1′s hardware keyboard.