fragmentation

Linux and Open Source: "Citing its success with other donated projects, the Apache Software Foundation vowed to protect OpenOffice.org and prevent fragmentation."

PC Authority: "The Silicon Valley giant has laid down the law to prevent Android becoming more fragmented.

Any changes will now have to be approved by the company's head of mobile, Andy Rubin, according to a report in Business Week."

Linux and Open Source Blog: "It can get messy. On top of this, there's multiple current versions of Android out and supported at any given moment on the same hardware."

Webopedia: "The concern that a proliferation of diverging variants of the Android platform will result in the inability of some devices to properly run apps written with the Android SDK."

The H Open: "Glyn Moody takes a look at the state of Android, at the worries that the platform is fragmenting and why it isn't a bad thing."

LinuxInsider: "Android 2.0, nicknamed "Eclair," will make its big entrance on the Droid next month, and other handsets are sure to follow.

However, the wide-open Android ecosystem may be prone to fragmentation as the underlying platform grows in strength and ability."