I'm not sure there's any one type of customer for Android. Google is throwing a lot out there right now. It's still fundamentally a platform and not a product.

I'm not sure there's any one type of customer for Android. Google is throwing a lot out there right now. It's still fundamentally a platform and not a product. For what Android is lacking in fit & finish is nothing compared to the feature set. Integration with Google Voice is going to be huge in the future. It's just too compelling of a service not to be a huge success. Hardware choice is important because there's no one-size-fits-all. People have different requirements. For example we'll almost certainly see a hardened Android phone without a camera for professions where this is an absolute requirement. Apple is a non-player there. Small market? Sure but when you add up a bunch of small markets you get something big. For the mainstream consumer market I think the iPhone's App advantage, specifically games, is going to keep Apple in really good shape for a while. It's RIM/Microsoft/Palm/Nokia who have the most to lose here. I think from Apple's perspective, if they could choose their primary competitor going forward, they would happily pick Google over the others because in the end Google doesn't really care if you're using their services on an iPhone or an Android phone.