In my previous entry, I discussed the shortcomings of Android in relation to the Enterprise and how it's not ready.  Several commenters stated we could get around this issue by adding this functionality to the application; being self-aware of application updates.  My team had discussed adding this sort of functionality before my blog entry, so we decided to go ahead and pursue this.  Close to 2 weeks ago, my team began gathering requirements and implementing a solution that would provide this self-awareness of application updates into our Android application.  An installation problem still exists if your carrier blocks installing from external sources, but we'll ignore that for this exercise.   

Android's just not ready yet.  There I got it off my chest.  Just like pulling off a Band-Aid.  I'm not even talking about the myth of fragmentation (and for the most part, it is a myth) or the missing Wifi proxy settings issue.  It's what happens after you author that wonderful application your enterprise so desperately needs...how do you distribute it?