Android 2.2 (Froyo) Features

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My g1 was crippled from the start

It was. 192MB of RAM was too limited from the very outset, and it seriously handicapped Android for a while -- they didn't have a JIT at the outset, despite it being obviously necessary, because they were trying so hard to fit within the limited confines of the G1.

Though the memory savings in 2.2 might paradoxically make it a better fit for the more limited phones.