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Old 10-27-2011, 09:01 AM   #243
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Google said as of the 25th, it is not supported by Android Market:
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Hello Emily,

Thanks for writing in. At this time, that device is not supported through Android Market.

The Android operating system is open source, which means that any device manufacturer is free to use Android on its devices. However, Android Market is an application created by Google that is only made available to devices that pass Google’s compatibility requirements. In addition, manufacturers must obtain a license from Google in order to install Android Market on their devices.

For more information about the Android Compatibility Program, please visit:

http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html

If you have any further questions, I recommend contacting the manufacturer of the device directly.

If I can assist you further, please let me know.

Regards,

Brian
The Android Market Team
As Mark_Lenovo had said on the forum (page 3), the OS is Android certified, but Lenovo doesn't have the full Android Market, some sort of decision to support certain apps but not others.
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dyates9770,

I've looked into this and I'm not sure there is going to be a really satisfying answer to this one.

The short answer is that aparantly we made some business decisions about which digital content delivery aps (netflix, etc) that we wanted to support on the K1 and which that we weren't supporting. We are supporting the aps delivered through our market.

Longer term, I think the more that we hear how people want to use the tablets (and what the marketplace needs are) the better we can include these in future releases or potentially revisit prior decisions.

I appreciate your feedback on this one, I know it is important to you.


Mark
I'm basically taking Google's word above Lenovo's, because they're not trying to sell me the device. It could be that they'll have it straightened out in a few weeks' time, but they couldn't give me proof or guarantee, just their word. :\

Ordered the Vox yesterday, savings of $56 from the Lenovo, and the review on Good EReader has me excited. :-)
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