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The most obvious two that could have killer iPod Touch-like products are Palm and Google (Android): 1. Palm's in trouble with just its phone. It seems like the
by kloncks 16y ago
The most obvious two that could have killer iPod Touch-like products are Palm and Google (Android):
1. Palm's in trouble with just its phone. It seems like they have to figure out their webOS phones first before launching something like this.
2. Google's problem is the same issue they ran into with the Nexus One. Google doesn't do retail. It doesn't like retail. An Android phone can easily be sold by the Carriers. Gladly. An Android media player, however, needs to be sold in retail. And that means offering things like a store, or agreements, and telephone support, returns, etc.
Apple, on the other hand, understands retail and does it well (see Apple Stores and website), as well as already have a killer phone on the market.
- Qz 16y agoI would put HTC at the top of that list. They make the best Android hardware I've seen so far, and seem pretty good at UI and marketing as well.
- grkhetan 16y agoAnd Samsung. Because I hear they are indeed coming out with a phone-less version of Android... but they would have to wait atleast a few months, since current android 2.2 requires phone functionality to be present (from what I hear), and 3.0 will remove that restriction. And hence true competitors to ipad and iphone touch will happen then (around end of year). Current android tablets like Samsung Galaxy Tab have a phone built-in, which is unnatural. Anyway, with 3.0 release I think you can expect several ipod touch competitors by first quarter of next year -- beginning from a device by Samsung and probably expanding to other mfgrs like HTC, Motorola, Dell, etc. -- all using android.