It seems that the Google Android OS, the platform is supposed to open for all, is a little less open for some than others. If you own an unlocked developer G1 Android phone, even those that were given to Google employees, you may be missing out on some paid apps in the Android Market.

So far, apps like Shazam and Calorie Counter only appear as free apps - at least they do on my unlocked G1. According to Google’s Android Market help site, “copy-protected applications, including Shazam and...

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No kids allowed. One of the new guidelines established by Google for the Market is that you must be 13 years or older. I doubt that there’s going to be much of a problem with that. Most of the people we know using a G1 are considerably older than that.

Speaking of children, Google has zero-tolerance policy for child pornography. They also won’t allow sexually explicit apps or programs with nudity. For that kind of stuff, you’ll have to get it from somewhere else.

Among the things not me...

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