If Google is serious about their App Store, and with Google that's always a concern, they should be promoting the platform. Apple is actively highlighting third

If Google is serious about their App Store, and with Google that's always a concern, they should be promoting the platform. Apple is actively highlighting third party apps as a major selling point of the iPhone platform with constant TV commercials showing off some of the best apps. Google's approach to multiple handset vendors already makes the situation confusing to consumers so it's even more important they advertise. A Google commercial showing off 2 or 3 different Android handsets running some third party apps would be a massive boost for the platform and handset makers. Someone pointed out that the Android platform is really starting to feel like "Linux on the desktop" where it's always the next handset, the next OS revision, etc that's going to change everything. The same basic rule applies: If you fall too far behind commercial alternatives you will lose no matter how good your platform is. Personally I think Google's window of opportunity is very small here. If they can't start making some headway the game is over when the iPhone hits Verizon.