It is more that Google isn't certifying tablets. Nothing with a Cellphone capability has certification yet.
Without the Google blessing, you don't get official access to Android App market, and apparently you stuck using older versions of Android (note all the tablets running 1.5 and 1.6).
Google needs to certify tablets and they really need new official higher resolutions for tablets.
Unfortunately, I don't think we will see this until Google is ready to ship their own tablet.
Android is open-source, so anyone can use it...Android Marketplace, on the other hand, requires Google certification in order to grant a device access...as well as other Google Apps, such as Maps, Earth, etc...
As I indicated before, This isn't pure open source, Google has a number of gates (access to Market, Google apps, latest private branches, roadmaps) to force you to jump through their hoops.
It remains to be seen what really happens with these future non shipping devices, Dell is likely on Googles good side so it knows that by November Google will officially start endorsing tablets.
But today no actually shipping tablet without cell phone has the Google stamp of approval. They don't have the Google Android Market and they run old 1.5 or 1.6 Android.
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Oh and why do you feel Android isn't ready for this tablet Joanna?
@Johnny Rockets
It is more that Google isn't certifying tablets. Nothing with a Cellphone capability has certification yet.
Without the Google blessing, you don't get official access to Android App market, and apparently you stuck using older versions of Android (note all the tablets running 1.5 and 1.6).
Google needs to certify tablets and they really need new official higher resolutions for tablets.
Unfortunately, I don't think we will see this until Google is ready to ship their own tablet.
Damn no edit. Nothing WITHOUT cellphone has been certified.
@Snowdog
Hmm? That's not correct.
There have been many articles showing tablets with Android 2.0 or 2.1.
Here's two:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/03/aigos-surprisingly-sexy-7-inch-n700-tablet-packs-android-2-1-an/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/dell-looking-glass-tablet-leaks-tegra-2-coming-your-way-in-nove/
@Johnny Rockets
Android is open-source, so anyone can use it...Android Marketplace, on the other hand, requires Google certification in order to grant a device access...as well as other Google Apps, such as Maps, Earth, etc...
@TheSmartGuy
Wow.
I'm not going to agree or disagree with that comment, but that's pretty bad lol.
I wish she wouldn't have made that comment, at least not without explaining why.
@Johnny Rockets
As I indicated before, This isn't pure open source, Google has a number of gates (access to Market, Google apps, latest private branches, roadmaps) to force you to jump through their hoops.
It remains to be seen what really happens with these future non shipping devices, Dell is likely on Googles good side so it knows that by November Google will officially start endorsing tablets.
But today no actually shipping tablet without cell phone has the Google stamp of approval. They don't have the Google Android Market and they run old 1.5 or 1.6 Android.
How Google exerts leverage over this "Open Source" project.
http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2010/04/is-android-evil/