Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

The Android Invasion Cometh; Is Resistance Futile?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-google-live-in-a-cube dept.

DeviceGuru writes "Last month, we learned from Gartner that Android will probably be the number-two worldwide mobile OS this year, and may lead the pack by 2014. With Android's growing use as the OS embedded in phones, in tablets, in set-top boxes, and in LCD HDTVs, it seems like the Linux-based OS could end up dominating the entire non-PC consumer device operating system space. What do Slashdot readers think: Is resistance futile?"

2 of 410 comments (clear)

  1. Apple? by Danimoth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think Apple might have a thing or two to say about that...

    --
    No smoking sigs indoors.
  2. Re:Java is a safe investment already by ahankinson · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I wouldn't be so sure of that. Oracle seems to be doing everything in their power to gut the core of the Java community, so until a strong non-Oracle/Sun maintainer with deep pockets (ahem, IBM) steps in to pick up the slack, I'd stay away from Java as the basis for building a full platform.