The man is always keeping us down!

Those of us who have been touting the benefit’s of Google’s Android mobile OS open source nature and all of the possibilities it may bring have suffered a bit of setback today. Google has announced that it will be banning certain Wi-Fi tethering apps from the Google Marketplace as it violates “distribution agreements with device manufacturers and Authorized Carriers.”

What this is means is that T-Mobile doesn’t like the idea of their HTC G1 clients of getting an app which allows them to connect their laptop to their mobile and use the mobile as a modem over the 2G or 3G network.

As T-Mobile seems to be calling the shots in this case, when other carriers and manufacturers start using the Android OS it will be interesting to see whether they act in the same way. Will they place bans on apps which don’t suit their fancy or will open source truly prevail.

As Android continues to develop we will have to keep an eye on how carriers and manufacturers will deal with peoples demands and their own.

How do you think this will play out?