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@ hellmark, check it again yourself please... sil_lis removed my question in the quote, then said "i dont see a question in your last two posts" obviously trolling assuming he was trying to make a joke of my frustration for being ignored. Not discussing this further with you or anyone else, sorry not worth my time.
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Compare that with the potential for rooting the new Sony Reader with the hardware buttons. It will be the best e-Ink device to run Android applications. Furthermore, imagine the possibility for some sort of official "Market" for Android based applications optimized for an e-Ink display -- there already is an ever growing Android developer community out there after all. |
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@log: I don't usually jump into these things, but this really bugs me. These are the 2 previous posts I believe Sil_lis was referring to. There is no question there that I or anyone else can see. Where is the question that was ignored?
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09-13-2011, 04:04 PM | #228 | |
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Also, for the future: you waited just one hour and 15 minutes before deciding that people were ignoring you; you can expect even a day for a reply to an actual question because the people on the forum don't live in the same time zone. |
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Yeah I get the USB connected whether I have debug on or off but never that screen or any variant of it. I just tried it with DroidX. No such screen either way. Now if I pull down the USB connected Status I do get a screen that controls the USB connection with four choices: PC Mode Windows Media Sync USB Mass Storage or Charge Only. I suppose this is the equivalent screen but it does not pop up automatically. On the Xoom there is not even a notification (perhaps because charging is not through USB) And it is no where close to the image posted above. Fact is with any linux based o/s you would need this sort of thing when you connect via usb. It's more of a Linux thing than an android thing. Last edited by kennyc; 09-14-2011 at 06:37 AM. |
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What are the advantages of Android over Linux for e-ink, other than possible rooting to get to the market?
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In addition as I said earlier ANY linux device (which the Sony's have always been) will require some type of management for USB and SD-Card storage. |
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For using it as a standard reading device? None whatsoever. There are people around, though, who seem to feel the urge to convert any device which runs Android into a general-purpose tablet. If that's what floats their boat, fair enough.
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09-17-2011, 09:26 AM | #238 |
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And from the point of view of the manufacturer? Is it easier to make software for Android than for Linux?
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No but if you want to deploy the software (i.e. bookreader) to other devices, it is likely more efficient and economical to write to android than linux.
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In terms of Android being used on a wider range of portable devices than Linux, I agree. In terms of the difficulty of porting applications from one Linux device to another, I don't think there's really anything in it.
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