Originally Posted by swordman:
“don't forget android is open source so no one is going to get a preference.”
Not it isn't. Android is released under the terms of the Apache License which gives Google the choice as to whether to release source code or not.
If you want to prove me wrong and assert that it is open source then point me to a source code distribution for Android 3.x
As for it being predominately (not entirely, I said predominately) a Samsung event, I came to this conclusion by an examination of the facts. It's happening in Asia when most of the western world is either asleep or going to bed. Does that sound like a major product launch from a US company?
As for Android 4.0 not appearing soon for non-Samsung / Google devices I still think this will be the case, certainly outside the big three.
I may be wrong, Google my indeed release the 4.0 source code soon and let people have at it, but my personal belief is that they will treat it exactly the same as 3.x and hand pick hardware partners.
In fact, I hope I am wrong about this, as it would be exciting to see what innovations others can add to the mix, but I don't believe I will be wrong.