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Google's mobile phone software is proving to be tough to work with

By Jim O'Neill, Newser User

Posted Dec 19, 2007 12:28 PM CST

(Newser) – Google may have millions of answers, but software developers say the company’s ballyhooed mobile phone software, Android, misses the mark. “It’s clearly not ready for primetime,” says one Seattle-based designer who’s struggled for weeks with bugs and poor documentation, reports... Read full story »

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