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...Just like windows mobile was going to be.
by jmtulloss 17y ago
...Just like windows mobile was going to be.
- ardit33 17y agoI really never heard anybody really into mobile space every saying that seriously. Most articles you will find of that time are saying that Windows Mobile has a very uphill battle, as manufactures and carriers are very wary and un-trusting of Microsoft. This is in 2003-2005 when MS was making a large push into the space, and people were still afraid of Microsoft. Android changes the game differently. Open source, pretty good, customizable, and fits in many kinds of hardware, and probably will be a gateway for ARM netbooks. I think android will be the way Linux actually wins. Few normal/average users thining about ditching Windows for Linux. But with android starting from the bottom (phones, then netbooks), it will prove a huge challenge to the Wintel architecture. Android has the promise of cheap, yet very slick and usable interface (still work in progress), plus hundreds or thousands of apps being built for it. It gives users less and less reasons not to start switching from windows. I am saying this is not so right now, but few years from now, the space will look very different.