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?

[urbanriot]

How are they ahead of the curve? They have... a phone?

Re:My take. sure to be modded down

[Cyno]

iPhone will take over? When is that going to happen?

OpenMoko will put all the pretenders to rest.

Re:My take. sure to be modded down

[lelitsch]

OpenMoko will put all the pretenders to rest. Damn, I'm out of +1 Funny

Re:First post?

[calebt3]

They have... a phone? It's iPhone. iPhone. Not aPhone. Sheesh

(Note to mods in a bad mood: It is a joke)

Re:iPhone is NOT iPod

[greg1104]

look at Apple itself, has it really learned from past mistakes?

All Apple has to do here is look at every decision they made when designing the Newton, then not do that.

Re:First post?

[JohnBailey]

How are they ahead of the curve? They have... a phone? No.. they have the iPhone... the only phone on the market with it's own built in reality distortion field generator.