Finally, let me add that this problem has nothing to do with openness, open-source, or fragmentation.
Well it's kind of related to fragmentation, because even if Google fixed all the bugs ever it would mean fuck all as long as the device manufacturers refuse to update their devices.
Why assume the A4 is a dual-core PowerPC when it's built for an OS that restricts the use of multitasking?
Because Occam's razor tells us that this surely must be the case. Of course you put a dual-core processor to churn binary translation into your mobile device!
Sony loses money on every PS3
Are you sure about that? The component costs have come down by a lot since launch (esp. the Blu-ray laser, but also the Cell CPU) and I'd not be surprised at all if they turn a profit nowadays, especially with the Slim. But the big money is certainly in collecting license fees.
Software production is assumed to be a line function, but it is run like a staff function. -- Paul Licker