Also - to be fair, in Nov. 2007, Android WAS just a press release. But Google had already made clearly superior search, maps, and email products, and it didn't

Also - to be fair, in Nov. 2007, Android WAS just a press release. But Google had already made clearly superior search, maps, and email products, and it didn't take a genius to see that they wouldn't create a phone OS unless they could seriously one-up Windows Mobile. Which they have, by the way. My Android-powered phone is fast, powerful, and sleek. I have hated every Windows Mobile phone I've ever touched - slow, buggy, and crashy are how I'd describe them.