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Good point. Atwood's essay about the proprietary nature of the industry neglects Android. It's not even mentioned once.

• tdavis 17y ago
  Or Openmoko which is even more neglected.
  • peregrine 17y ago
    Openmoko is neglected by the market as a whole. I like what they do but the platform has been outclassed by Android.
    • tdavis 17y ago
      AFAIK, nobody yet supplies an Android handset designed for hacking itself. I think they're targeting slightly different markets (which do overlap in some areas).
  • ram1024 17y ago
    android is going to bury the iphone. if you haven't seen the HTC hero demo, it's what android looks like with a little polish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTDSfbcbBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTDSfbcbBU why apple won't be able to compete: flash - apple is not going to let unchecked content onto its device backgrounding - apple refuses to let multiple applications run at the same time customization - you get it the way apple wants you to get it app store - dictatorial approval process, it's the only way to get apps on your phone one device - whatever apple gives you, you better like it. want a qwerty keyboard? tough luck. and that's just SOME of the limitations... [ps] the "Sense UI" running on HTC hero will be on the winmo devices as well like Touch HD and TouchPro 2. so it's not just android that is going to kick apple's ass.