The search giant is ignoring its mobile OS, and the neglect is starting to show in poor apps and defecting developers.
Listen, Google, we need to talk. You seem to be ignoring our green robotic friend. I know you've beenbattling lawsuits, getting your self-driving cars licensed, and focusing on Google+, but it might be time to show Android that you still care.
Your neglect is starting to show for those of us who depend on Android. Lately, finding apps in the Google Play store has been harder than usual--even popular apps can be difficult to locate at times, and it's worse if the user is searching for tablet-specific applications. App makers are feeling lost, with no one to guide them through the perils of making an app that works on multiple Android devices. And sometimes it feels as if the carriers and device makers have more control over Android than you do; they dictate how the OS looks, what it can run, and whether a phone or tablet will receive an update to the OS.
What happened to you, Google? It has been nearly seven months since your last major Android announcement, and some of us in the community are worried that Android will go the way of Google Wave: You might stop work on the platform, and leave development to any interested parties. Your own CEO said recently that Android isn't a crucial component to Google's business strategy, which makes sense since Google makes more money off iOS than it does off its own mobile operating system.
