Google guts Android at last minute

PUNTERS receiving their pre-ordered T-Mobile G1 phones are finding that Google has gutted the software that comes with the operating system removing the vast majority of the promised applications.

When early adopters open their shiny new phones they find that the 50+ applications that were reported in the Android Market have now been stripped down to only 13. All that is left is AccuWeather.com, Plusmo College Football Live, Myspace Mobile, imeem for Android, Plusmo Pro Football Live, BlueBrush, Maverick, MyCloset, Cab4ME Light, e-ventr, TuneWiki, The Weather Channel, BreadCrumbz, and Buzzd

A lot of the really cool programs that made all the reviewers excited will not be there.

The theory is that Google cut down on the number of applications because it did not want to hammer its servers as customers downloaded the Operating system. Other theories are that Google may be doing a last-minute quality check on the applications to ensure that they all work really well on launch day. µ

L'Inq
Android Community Forum