[citation][nom]Jamie_1318[/nom]There are some very obvious flaws in your argument.1: Microsoft does not distribute applications, except in the "windows live store" They are not responsible for applications that they do not distribute. Otherwise Microsoft would be sued for viruses, and that is ridiculous.2. Publishers make it their business to ensure that their applications work on 99% of all possible combinations, if it doesn't work on your machine and says you meet the minimum specs, it would be considered a bug.Since the two circumstances are clearly different there is no precedent being set.If Microsoft sold the software, than Microsoft would be held responsible for it working. Since Google sells and publishes the applications themselves they are significantly more involved in the programs than Microsoft is.Not only that the 15min to try an app is Google's policy and it seems to be a confrontation to consumer rights.[/citation]
1) Microsoft may not distribute applications except through Windows Live, which is a distribution platform, but the argument should still stand because Google, although providing a distribution platform and profiting from it, does not hold proprietary rights to the apps. Otherwise, we would not be seeing other Android markets out there (Amazon being one) that would host those very same apps. So any app that doesn't work for a default device does not make Google accountable. Android app developers make their apps work on a specific version, much like Software developers will have their products work on Windows 7, Vista, and XP, but not on Windows 95 or NT.
2) If it is considered a bug, does that mean the app is defective? Let me point to Steam - it is a distribution platform. Not everything on Steam is guaranteed to work flawlessly on your computer. The only thing Steam is accountable for is your account, the games on your account, and the fact that you can download and install the game successfully.
So let me go back a bit and clarify my argument that proves that there is a precedence. Android OS an operating system; Android Market is a distribution platform; and the apps are individual software. On your PC, Windows is an operating system; Steam is a distribution platform; and the games are your software. So if a game isn't working properly on your specific computer, who's at fault? Since Google is in charge of the Android Market, the lawsuit states that Google is at fault for the apps not working on their specified devices. Yet, if a game on Steam isn't working properly, Steam isn't to blame, except for the publishers.
Now, if the same non-working App from the Google Market was downloaded from the Amazon market and worked, then there is a case that I could see. Likewise, if the game from the Amazon download worked where it didn't on Steam, then I could see where Steam would be at fault.