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Android Phones Delayed

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the of-course-delays-are-unusual dept.

CommanderData writes "PC World reports that Google's Android phone rollout is facing delays. Originally expected to have handsets on the market and in consumers' hands this summer, it appears that Q4 2008 or even sometime in 2009 is more likely. Software developers are also complaining that programming is difficult on the Android platform due to regular changes being made by Google." Update 21:14 GMT by SM: Google has (via Google Watch) refuted widespread claims that Android will be late, so I guess only time will tell.

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  1. Well it figures... by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are probably waiting for the Duke Nukem Forever port.

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    1. Re:Well it figures... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, actually, they were waiting for WINE 1.0 to be r....oh, nevermind.

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  2. Excellent.. by Propagandhi · · Score: 4, Funny

    A constantly changing platform is the only way to ensure that the software living on it remains robust and well written. Cull the herd, I say! This is like if we took all the people in the world and put them in a giant dome with some sort of floor which constantly changes directions. Only those with stable enough legs (good foundations) would remain standing, while the rest would be deleted! By failing to stabilize their interfaces Google has created an environment where only the strong can survive! Three cheers for Google!

    1. Re:Excellent.. by Propagandhi · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oops, slashcode nuked my whitespace. Clearly I have failed to survive slashdot's ever changing post comment interface.

  3. Re:Huge shocker by teknopurge · · Score: 1, Funny

    Please mod parent +5, non-kool-aid-drinker.

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  4. Rats! by monkeyboythom · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is not the android I was looking for!

  5. Android Phones Delayed - Androids get angry by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Never keep an anthropomorphic robot from the latest tech gadgets.

  6. Re:Documentation by eln · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well what do you expect, it's not scheduled to be out of Beta until 2057.

  7. On the bright side by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good news for OpenMoko.

  8. Re:News flash by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can still write code for 64-bit Vista that's binary compatible with NT 3.0.

    Hello world! :-)

  9. Re:Yes Way by Jake73 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps they meant to say the third quarter of the second half which puts it firmly at the third half of the third quarter.

    WSJ says fourth quarter. Google says second half. Last I checked, Q4 falls in the 2nd half of the year. Perhaps this ass-clown didn't do so well with fractions.

  10. Re:Counting your blessings by TobascoKid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone can download the iPhone SDK today.

    What's the URL for the version that'll run on Linux?
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  11. Re:Google Andriod is about to be hit by a steamrol by NDPTAL85 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whats it like to feel oppressed by entities that aren't really oppressing you?

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