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My first reaction was "no - gears has been out for ages"... but no, you're totally right. Gears + Android might be an interesting play for Google as well. http
by jwilliams 18y ago
My first reaction was "no - gears has been out for ages"... but no, you're totally right.
Gears + Android might be an interesting play for Google as well.
http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2008/03/power-up-your-mobile-web-applications.html http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2008/03/power-up-you...
- alaskamiller 18y agoI believe that is the grand plan. GOOG is in an enviable position in that they experienced extreme rapid growth, amassed legions of brilliant people, and had a high margins to have billions in cash. I'm not in a rush to bet against this juggernaut and their singularity plans.
- DougBTX 18y agoWasn't the sell for Gears originally offline apps? And now it is supported on a mobile phone... which has always-on internet access...
- kylec 18y agoThis makes it even more useful. Bandwidth on a mobile phone isn't unlimited and it can be extremely slow loading.