Google removing tethering apps from Android Market
Android is sad
While not entirely unexpected, it appears that Google has started removing tethering applications from the Android Market. For those of you unfamiliar with the term tethering, it refers to using a cell phone as a modem for a personal computer or similar device. It gets its name from the cable that often links the two, which acts as a tether of sorts (though Bluetooth can also be used in lieu of a cable).
My friend Chris Davies of Android Community has written up a nice explanation of what appears to be going on at the Android Market, so I recommend that you read what he has to say.
That is not cool!
[...] James Tromans • April 2, 2009 Earlier in the week we reported that Google had cut tethering applications from the application store. Tethering applications allow users to [...]
They also removed the T-mobile Hotspot access application. I cannot use hotspots without it. Anyway does this mean they will provide their own tethering solution?