Fri 29 Feb 2008
Andriod Demo by Google on Techlife TV
Posted by Dave Kaufman under Blogs , Informational , Mobile , VideoTechlife TV has a double feature today with videos on Android the Google operating system for mobile phones. These videos demo simple text messaging and chat, rendering of the earth, the videogame Quake, Google Maps and Street view and much more.
As a long time user of the Sidekick by Tmobile, also known as the Hiptop, Techlife TV was excited to see Apple’s iPhone be released and now Google’s Open Handset Alliance operating system Android in the wild. These mainstream devices will help provide competition to RIM’s Blackberry Operating System and Microsoft’s Mobile platform along with the other manufacturers of smart phones like Nokia and Palm. It was interesting to see Microsoft buy Danger the makers of the Sidekick mostly because Danger founder Andy Rubin left a few years ago to form a company acquired by Google and now turned into Android. So all this means more for the consumer.
Which smart phone will win is anyone’s guess? But with Apple moving into the top ten in sales of the iPhone it will be exciting to watch the future unfold in this segment of the marketplace.
Google’s Andy Rubin demos Android for the BBC - Blip.tv video via Gizmodo
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April 8th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Although this may sound like a good idea, so many people depend heavily on Blackberry that they will be unlikely to switch. Companies may be hard pressed to show this as a viable option since people can download them for free.
Remember, Linux is free and still only has a minor share of the overall market.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:11 am
@Charles - Interesting observation. I think Google has had the chance to see Blackberry’s penetration and now Apple committing to Enterprise usage.
Blackberry has recently actually made their largest growth in the consumer marketplace, according to their recent 2008 earnings.
I think with Google’s global reach and brand name, and solid hardware partner lineup, along with savvy developer programs they are going to make life difficult for other players.
Apple and Blackberry are hardware and software.
Microsoft is software with hardware partners.
Palm is a mix but certainly losing much ground.
Motorola, Nokia, Samsung etc are really hardware makers and looking for an OS that can beat Apple and RIM. I think this is a good candidate to at least try.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:16 am
@Charles - One more thing. Linux and Apple’s penetration is small, but recent years have seen applications across the board increase the popularity of the OS.
More people interact with Linux than ever realize it. They just don’t know it cause it has a shiny interface.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Dave,
I agree that Linux has made major inroads over the past five years (we are about 75% Linux at my job), I am still waiting for the day where at least a third of the PCs at Best Buy will be Linux machines. Then I will be ready to sing the praises of Linux!
Charles