Google Froyo, GingerBread, HoneyComb

Google has been a supporter of Opensource through their Android OS. The last time I checked, they had released their Source code with Froyo and GingerBread. Then something happened. They, in their recent press release have stated that the HoneyComb platform is in need of some more polishing before it is released out for the Developers as Opensource. I think they are taking this decision out of some bugs that need fixing and not because they are suddenly turning against Opensource. BTW, as it is, from my own experience of Android Froyo on my HTC evo smartphone, I think they lacked some of the smooth, svelte graphics and end-user experience in the GUI software. For instance, the menus are comparatively rigid at times, not always working with the finger touches as responsively as one would expect. Smooth-scrolling just gives a better look and feel to the phone and I hope they bring that in the latest version.
This could also stem from the devices Android runs on.The HTC graphics are fine but their touchscreen probably needs some refinement.They sometimes require multiple harder taps for invoking apps. BTW, noone would disagree that the battery life on some of the HTC smartphones is not yet at their best. They run out much faster than stated on the packaging. I hope they are looking onto that. Android is a cool platform because its Opensource and is based on Linux.The freedom enthusiasts in us want it to succeed..

Kudos Amazon - Cloud Drive, Cloud Player

Amazon! Thats great news about your new service on the Cloud. What a kick in the face of the forces that try to lock user Freedom. As a computer user, I have the right to my data, my mp3, my jpegs, my files and all that.
So why cannot I be using a remote drive/storage to store my files? Why should I be locked down to one way of accessing my files (I'm talking about you Apple from Cupertino) that too from only one piece of hardware? Its my information. Its my Freedom. You cannot take it. Period.
So therefore, Amazon Cloud that frees me the user of information from the clutches of greedy corporates and labels that are designed to fill only their pockets, is a good great move by Amazon. They are now talking about suing Amazon. Under the garb of Music Copyrights. Welll. I think that is a short sighted move by the copyright jingoists. First of all, there is NO Real way of ensuring that the owner of a music CD will play his/her music only from only one form of media, eg  the music CD. The moment they burn it onto their disk / mp3 players they are making a so-called 'illegal' copy of it. So now if monitoring and regulating is meaningless even in the current scenario, then the same is meaningless also in the case of cloud. Storage is storage -- local or remote. So smart move there Amazon.
Secondly, Amazon cloud service is a general purpose service. Music is only 'ONE' of the uses of remote cloud service. No-one forces you to store music only. You can equally well instead of music, store your Photograph or Resume' also for example. Only that the file will be stored remotely. So are we now going to be sued by Camera makers or Word processor makers?? So I dont see the lawsuits against Amazon going far. Plus I foresee Amazon cloud to be a success. Good job Amazon. Keep it up..