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The Pando author also seems to have forgotten that Android saved Motorola, took HTC to new heights and enabled Amazon and B&N to make tablet lines of their own.

by trimbo 14y ago

Samuel_Michon 14y ago
Android saved Motorola, took HTC to new heights and enabled Amazon and B&N to make tablet lines of their own. Both Motorola and HTC's sales and profits are depressing. Motorola was bought by Google for its patents, not because it's such a healthy company. Amazon and B&N don't share any data regarding their Android offerings, we have no idea if they are making any profit off it. Also, they're not exactly using stock Android — they're building platforms that have nothing to do with Google, its Marketplace, or any other Google services and apps.
- trimbo 14y ago
  > Both Motorola and HTC's sales and profits are depressing Motorola was left for dead before Android. HTC jumped out to an early lead with Android and their stock went up 400%. > they're not exactly using stock Android I think you're missing why Google open sourced Android. What B&N and Amazon did with it is exactly the point of why Android is open source. Google would rather have no one "win" the mobile space than have a closed source company like Apple or Microsoft win the war again and get into a situation like Windows / IE was for the last 20 years on desktop.
  - Samuel_Michon 14y ago
    Motorola was left for dead before Android. HTC jumped out to an early lead with Android and their stock went up 400%. And they're both in the toilet now. Android saved neither company. I think you're missing why Google open sourced Android. What B&N and Amazon did with it is exactly the point of why Android is open source Google cares about selling ads. It shows those ads on websites, in emails, in apps, and in services like search and mail. Before iOS and Android, smartphones ran Symbian, Blackberry or Windows Mobile. None of those had a decent web browser, which Google needed to attract users and show ads. So it's pretty obvious why Google bought Android and why they open sourced it. Now, do you want to guess what would happen if Amazon and B&N added built-in ad blocking to their Android devices?

The Pando author also seems to have forgotten that Android saved Motorola, took HTC to new heights and enabled Amazon and B&N to make tablet lines of their own.

by trimbo 14y ago

The Pando author also seems to have forgotten that Android saved Motorola, took HTC to new heights and enabled Amazon and B&N to make tablet lines of their own.

Samuel_Michon 14y ago

Android saved Motorola, took HTC to new heights and enabled Amazon and B&N to make tablet lines of their own. Both Motorola and HTC's sales and profits are depressing. Motorola was bought by Google for its patents, not because it's such a healthy company. Amazon and B&N don't share any data regarding their Android offerings, we have no idea if they are making any profit off it. Also, they're not exactly using stock Android — they're building platforms that have nothing to do with Google, its Marketplace, or any other Google services and apps.

trimbo 14y ago
> Both Motorola and HTC's sales and profits are depressing Motorola was left for dead before Android. HTC jumped out to an early lead with Android and their stock went up 400%. > they're not exactly using stock Android I think you're missing why Google open sourced Android. What B&N and Amazon did with it is exactly the point of why Android is open source. Google would rather have no one "win" the mobile space than have a closed source company like Apple or Microsoft win the war again and get into a situation like Windows / IE was for the last 20 years on desktop.
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago
  Motorola was left for dead before Android. HTC jumped out to an early lead with Android and their stock went up 400%. And they're both in the toilet now. Android saved neither company. I think you're missing why Google open sourced Android. What B&N and Amazon did with it is exactly the point of why Android is open source Google cares about selling ads. It shows those ads on websites, in emails, in apps, and in services like search and mail. Before iOS and Android, smartphones ran Symbian, Blackberry or Windows Mobile. None of those had a decent web browser, which Google needed to attract users and show ads. So it's pretty obvious why Google bought Android and why they open sourced it. Now, do you want to guess what would happen if Amazon and B&N added built-in ad blocking to their Android devices?