> Really exceptionally poor engineering for a communication device.
I disagree. You can not judge their entire engineering based on this particular bug. From my little experience developing an Android application, I have to say that they have done a pretty good job in the engineering/API design part.
I didn't mean the whole of Android was a pile of crap. I've developed Android apps as well, and yes, the API is pretty decent and in some cases very clever and innovative.
That doesn't make neglecting a longstanding, rather critical bug any less embarrassing. I mean, it's bad enough that it exists in the first place. But we've now gone 4-5 major versions without a fix.
I disagree. You can not judge their entire engineering based on this particular bug. From my little experience developing an Android application, I have to say that they have done a pretty good job in the engineering/API design part.