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Re: Ask YC: What do you think is the future of Android?

#11

Post by nickb » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 3:41 PM UTC

Android has already been delayed and there's no news about when exactly are we going to see handsets for it to come out. Also, we don't know yet who won all those spectrum auctions.

If Google did win those auctions, then Android does have a future. If they lost, I'm afraid that Android is probably not going to succeed.

Just look at how Sergey Brin is praising the iPhone and uses it all the time... that should tell you that maybe you should hedge your bets and start looking at the iPhone SDK as soon as it comes out instead of betting on Android... at least iPhone is real.

Re: Ask YC: What do you think is the future of Android?

#12

Post by davidw » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 3:48 PM UTC

nickb wrote: post #11

Android has already been delayed and there's no news about when exactly are we going to see handsets for it to come out. Also, we don't know yet who won all those spectrum auctions. If Google did win those auctions, then Android does have a future. If they lost, I'm afraid that Android is probably not going to succeed. Just look at how Sergey Brin is praising the iPhone and uses it all the time... that should tell yo…

Delayed? I'm developing for it right now with the publicly available SDK. Are you referring to that TechCrunch article that got its facts wrong? The only thing that's been pushed back is the contest deadline.

Apple has a history of creating great things that are never open enough to grab a large share of the market. I'm sure the iPhone is cool and that with the SDK you'll be able to do neat things, but in terms of widespread use.... I'll wait and see.

Re: Ask YC: What do you think is the future of Android?

#13

Post by flashgordon » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 3:14 AM UTC

hcho wrote: post #7

From a European perspective, anyone in his right mind should wait till a major handset manufacturer buys into them before starting to develop applications for it.And I must tell big names are very wary of depending on another big name for their products; hence Microsoft Mobile's miserable track record across the pond.

interestingly this could be part of the reason for the android challenge.. get a lot of developers first and hence get a lot of applications out there, which would reduce one headache for handset manufacturers - applications to bundle to the users!

Re: Ask YC: What do you think is the future of Android?

#14

Post by nickb » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 3:44 AM UTC

davidw wrote: post #12

nickb wrote: post #11

Android has already been delayed and there's no news about when exactly are we going to see handsets for it to come out. Also, we don't know yet who won all those spectrum auctions. If Google did win those auctions, then Android does have a future. If they lost, I'm afraid that Android is probably not going to succeed. Just look at how Sergey Brin is praising the iPhone and uses it all the time... that should tell yo…

Delayed? I'm developing for it right now with the publicly available SDK. Are you referring to that TechCrunch article that got its facts wrong? The only thing that's been pushed back is the contest deadline. Apple has a history of creating great things that are never open enough to grab a large share of the market. I'm sure the iPhone is cool and that with the SDK you'll be able to do neat things, but in terms of wi…

Enjoy: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/04/googles-android-is-alre...

Re: Ask YC: What do you think is the future of Android?

#15

Post by davidw » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:26 AM UTC

nickb wrote: post #14

davidw wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Delayed? I'm developing for it right now with the publicly available SDK. Are you referring to that TechCrunch article that got its facts wrong? The only thing that's been pushed back is the contest deadline. Apple has a history of creating great things that are never open enough to grab a large share of the market. I'm sure the iPhone is cool and that with the SDK you'll be able to do neat things, but in terms of wi…

Enjoy: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/04/googles-android-is-alre...

That an update to the SDK/contest is a few weeks late is not the hand waving that they originally came out with - they had their facts completely wrong, as the 'update' stuff shows.