October 10th, 2008
Will you forget about Android?
Chris O’Brien from the Silicon Valley Mercury News has an interesting article on why he thinks we will soon forget about Android. When you look at Android up against iPhone, you have to agree that it’s going to be a an uphill battle. But if anyone can do it, it would be Google right? Well, not exactly.
Out of all the products Google has launched, only two have achieved the level of success that they are hoping for with Android — and both were up against virtually nothing comparable when they started (Search and AdWords).
Android has lots of competition, but I don’t exactly agree with Chris. Google has a lot of potential on this one, and ironically, it’s probably a good thing if people “forget” about Android. Ideally, most handsets from most manufacturers will have the Android operating system installed — and if Google gets it their way, Android will just become a fact of life.
I agree that the quality (or at least the perception of quality) of applications you can find on Android aren’t as good as the ones in the iPhone App Store, but the barrier to entry for developers to make applications isn’t nearly as high either. We’ll see what happens! Do you think Google has a chance with Android?
Garett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
