They should work on installing Android market, not some “store” where you can buy 5 aps in total. But really, how can Google keep bragging about how open the market is (they even said the word “market” was chosen over store to show the “openness”), and then not let users install the market.

The real problem is not that you can’t get the apps from somewhere else (like an alternative market or download the .apk’s directly), but that some developers integrate the Market in their aps, so now i have some apps installed from different repositories that keep crashing when trying to check on the Android market for updates.

I understand why Google wouldn’t want any phone developer to be able to stick a “Google Phone” on whatever hardware they come up with, but why would Google want to reduce their potential client base by not letting people download and install the market .apk by themselves is completly beyond me.

Really, if you know why Google does that i’d like to know, it’s not a retorical question.