Seeing Pre's early troubles and Rim's App world ( see review at GigaOm [1]), not sure there is anyone getting app stores right (besides APPL). Between phone co

Seeing Pre's early troubles and Rim's App world ( see review at GigaOm [1]), not sure there is anyone getting app stores right (besides APPL). Between phone companies having to negotiate with platform and phone developers the market is too complicated. Makes Android look like the only long term, viable competing platform. Even though Balmer said MS got Windows Mobile wrong [2], even if the next one is better not sure the next version will be open enough, and cool enough to gain wide adoption. [1] - http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/app-world-will-be-crucial-for-rim-as-smartphone-space-heats-up/ http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/app-world-will-be-crucial-for-r... [2] - http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=8170 http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=8170 Edit - just saw this via @timbray http://openandroidalliance.com/ http://openandroidalliance.com/