Ah I used to think so too (even tried to find cheapo Android phones to buy).
But then, as a result of a discussion here, I looked around and found a way to run the Market on the Android emulator and then get (free) apps off of it on the EE. The feeling is awesome - that's why I have been making a pest of myself here on these forums to spread the message so that we all can get liberated
. In the past 24 hours, I have posted more here than I have in the 6-7 months previously so it should give you an idea of how excited I am that this works
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