Comments on: The cautionary tale that is Google’s Android

By: Kelly

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By: Dirti

Dirti — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:06:51 +0000

I just thought this was funny:

Android grows 886%, tops US smartphone market
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/02/android-grows-886-tops-us-smartphone-market/

By: iphonerulez

iphonerulez — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:47 +0000

Motorola will be announcing two Android phones in September and maybe they’ll have some clout. Motorola is a company that seems to make some of the worst mistakes but maybe they’ll get back on track if they haven’t tarnished their brand name to the point that nobody will buy from them anymore.

Android is still a young OS so it will take time to get traction. We’re probably talking years to get any significant market share unless a company like Nokia adopts it. Not likely since it seems so lovey-dovey with Microsoft.

Only tech-head fanboys care about OSes. The average cellphone user just wants their cellphones to work for them with a minimum amount of problems and be easy to use.

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:50:48 +0000

The problem is Androids have no heart.

By: parv

parv — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:18:37 +0000

What is important is not whether techies prefer android or are upset that the iphone is a closed system. Just because Android is an open system will not make it successful (just look at linux on the desktop!).

What matters is the average consumer. S/he doesn’t care on open or closed systems. They care that the phone works for them with as little trouble. Whoever succeeds in doing that will succeed in the smart market.

By: Mikhailovitch

Mikhailovitch — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:05:56 +0000

More Android phones will help, for sure, but Apple has a huge lead in apps and mindshare. To attack a lead that big, you need to be not just as good, but a LOT better. Android is potentially very good indeed, but has some way to go to be a killer.
And as for the 2010 Android tsunami, remember it will be competing against the next (not the current) generation iPhone OS, which will run on both the iPhone G4, using the new Apple-designed, highly power efficient multi-core processors, and may well also run on the new Apple tablet, making it even more compelling to develop apps for.
Apple does not stand still, and has developed quite a knack for zigging when its competitors are expecting it to zag. When the Android tsunami breaks it may well be onto an empty beach, because Apple has moved the action to the other side of the island.

By: Sunny Guy

Sunny Guy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:29:25 +0000

Sure the Android tidal wave will come in — just
like “desktop Linux” will rule, Real Soon Now.

Still waiting on that one too.

Sunny Guy

By: Ro

Ro — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:23:08 +0000

Oh lord, what a iSheep fanboy. I just hate how my G1 has such “friendly” apps like Places Finder, Google Voice, Key Ring, ShopSaavy, Layar, etc. iSheep would rather have their queer little games in a cute package than a real smartphone that multi-tasks and makes your life easier. Android is the future kids, get used to it. BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

By: Fiouna

Fiouna — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:31:13 +0000

Android is getting popularity with great speed many developers are working on Android apps, iPhone has it own beauty but Android is future.

By: SIdGabriel

SIdGabriel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:04:05 +0000

Well, with an army of 50+ Androids hitting the market in waves over the next 6 onths, non-phone Android devices about to permeate every intersection of consumer and electronic product, and iPhone users still only using a small percentage of the glut of apps in the store;

My take is that you’ve either missed the real news, or have been paid by the people afraid of Android.
Oops…forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one.