High Expectations For Google Android

Several readers have pointed out recent articles discussing the development and features of Google Android. Silicon.com has what is essentially an FAQ for Android, providing the relevant basic information about it. Apcmag questions whether Google can meet the high expectations most enthusiasts have for the platform, and The Register discusses Google's claims that it will be competitive with Apple and worth the wait. We discussed a preview of Android last month. Quoting The Register: "Google mobile platforms guru Rich Miner acknowledged that for the moment, Apple may have an advantage. After all, Steve Jobs and company have actually shipped a piece of hardware, while the first Android handset won't arrive until 'the second half of this year.' But Miner also told the crowd that Stevo hasn't treated developers as well as they deserve. 'There are certain apps you just can't build on an iPhone,' Miner said. 'Apple doesn't let you do multiprocessing. They don't let your app run in the background after you switch to another. And they don't let you have interpretive language in your iPhone apps.'"

Comments

Re:First post?

[MightyMartian]

Or they can sit there, deny developers and ultimately consumers the kinds of things they want, and watch Android grind them into the dirt.

I guess it depends. Apple has one thing going for them, severely retarded fanbois who'd sell their left nut to have this pathetic status symbol, even if it means potential bricking and a general attitude from Captain Jobs that he knows better than other folks what they should run on their own fucking phones.

Re:First post?

[larry bagina]

google can (and does) plenty wrong. They got search right (right up to the point they got gamed), but most of their other offerings are perpetually beta.