Google looks very happy with Androids Market which is now the home to 30,000 something apps  and it will continue to increase unstoppably. But Google forgot that, there are still lots of Android users without access to Android Market, from their very first Android Smartphone especially in SEA areas.

Except Singapore, Android phones shipped to countries such as Malaysia comes without Android Market by default. Instead, it was bundled with some lame app store that has very limited and outdated app. Most can only dream to have apps such Gesture Search that recently made its way to Android 1.6. Keep dream on guys!

Although Android can be rooted with custom made ROM , not everyone is willing to risk their almost 1.5K investment. Additionally, not every Android user is a geek, that has skills and knowledge to get that done.

I can’t understand why Android Market missed from phone shipped to certain countries, when others can have it.. Why can Apple or Nokia make their App Store and Ovie store available throughout the world without restriction? Is this something to do with regulations? Or it this because the phone manufacturer decides not to do so because Google says so?

I’ve grown frustrated with how Android phone is distributed here, not to Android itself. Waiting for HTC Magic which currently runs on Android 1.6 to get official upgrade to Android 2.0 at least, is another thing that keeps you awake in the middle of the night (just kidding). Until all issues with Android Market or Android OS upgrade being sort out with related parties, HTC Magic is gonna be the last Android phone I’ll ever have.