Android Port for HP TouchPad Already Underway

[azcoyote]

This was what I hoped for. Now when people stop trying to profiteer, I will grab one of these... Hopefully.

 

[house70]

I have posted this elsewhere, but I think it fits this comments rather well:

A lot of these buyers are just making a buck reselling the tablets online.
A few of them are enthusiasts who are hoping for some functioning Android port to that. I was thinking about getting one as well, for that reason, but then I realized that most independent Android devs are enthusiastic about a new piece of hardware for as long as it is something new and comparable to what is already out there. Given the fact that official support for this one can be counted out, I doubt that a whole lot of these developers will still be interested in making a fully functional, stable OS port for this hardware. Not when other tablets are coming out, that will have much better specs and have some drivers already written for them.
Making a fully functional port is not easy, and I presume most of the devs will jump ship in a few months. Case in point, there are attempts to port Android to ipads, and the results are still in a beta stage, after so long. And that is a tablet that is still very popular and is still being manufactured.
I am not saying it is impossible, but this effort would require constant "resuscitation", and that is only achieved by constant demand. Somehow I believe demand will fade in this case.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[dalauder]

[citation][nom]tomrippity02[/nom]Wait? Am I missing something or shouldn't someone have already called you out on this? Android is free for manufacturers to put on their systems. They have no licensing fees from Google if they want to use it and even if they were sued by some other companies like HTC was, the cost was based on a per item sold model, which means they don't pay unless they sell.[/citation]Scroll up and look at Table Guru's post. Android might be free, but Google doesn't let you just throw it on any device. Devices must get officially licensed after they prove it meets Android requirements. And this HP TouchPad does not meet Android 3.x requirements, just 2.x--which, apparently, is a lousy experience by comparison.