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I came here to post exactly the same sentiment. Claiming Android could've competed against Blackberry instead is disingenuous - why would Google set themselves
by joshsharp 16y ago
I came here to post exactly the same sentiment. Claiming Android could've competed against Blackberry instead is disingenuous - why would Google set themselves up to challenge a second-rate user experience when it could aim to be the best?
- archon810 16y agoAt this same exact moment, in an alternate universe, Gruber is making the exact same point about Android going after Blackberry instead of Apple, and poor Blackberry because Android intruded on their business so unexpectedly. Give me a break, John.
- tcskeptic 16y agoI don't believe his point is really "Poor Apple" it seems to be more that his point is, iAds is fair.
- isleyaardvark 16y agoWhen it first came out it could've. RIM didn't think they had a second-rate user experience, don't people remember all the talk about physical keyboards? As far as I can tell, the first touchscreen Android phone came out in late 2009 (HTC Magic, according to this: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-android-htc-touch,news-3494.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-android-htc-touch,news-34...) That's a full two years after the release of the iPhone. It took time for Google to start competing on the iPhone's turf, and that's why the relationship changed.
- robin_reala 16y agoThat was the first touch-only Android device (although it came out in July), but the G1 had a touch screen and that came out in Oct 2008.