1.1 Android update available

**Chris Davies** · 03-11-2009, 10:25 AM

Google has issued an update for the unlocked version of the Android phone. The version is specifically made for developers.

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**jmejiaa** · 03-11-2009, 02:14 PM

So let me get this straight - Pay 400 bucks for a phone - No protected apps.

Pay 170 for a phone, root it and you get everything.

Good going Google.

**maxim** · 03-12-2009, 12:56 PM

As always, if people want the software, they'll get it. The protection will be broken and the software will be pirated. Generally speaking I would say there are more honest people in the world than dishonest, and if I used an app that was really useful to me, I would gladly pay a fee. Regardless if it was pirated in the first place, or purchased it without experience with it. I would not be happy if I purchased an application which was not useful to me.

I don't know it's a tough place to be in for google and the developers. People want to get payed but I don't think limiting the user base like this is productive in anyway. I would think that if the Developers focused on encouraging the honest portion of the user base to purchase the software then that might be enough. This can be done by writing a really useful well thought out app that is easy to use, doesn't crash, is feature full, and any number of other things that many apps should be but aren't.

Potentially they, instead of writing an app and selling an app, they could write the app as open source, and provide a service such as support, or any number of other things that the open source community has been doing for years.