On Nov 8, 10:14 am, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What you're dancing around, though, is the bigger issue: now that we > have this lovely open source mobile OS, how do we convert user interest > in features and enhancements into actual working code that gets into a > future OS update? Otherwise, all this open sourcing won't amount to > much, and we're pretty much stuck with watching the race between > Google's engineering team and Apple's from the sidelines. Interesting discussion. I just got the G1 phone and I'm impressed so far. Part of my enthusiasm with the G1 and Android comes from my dislike of AT&T's billing and customer service and the cult-like aura around the iPhone. I probably would have gotten an iPhone if it weren't for those things. But now that I've used the G1 for a while, I would love to see it become the real iPhone killer. What would it take to be a real iPhone killer? The only thing that really bothers me about the G1 is the keyboard. Typing on it is not that bad, but the swing-out hinge seems flimsy to me, and the keyboard sometimes creaks while undeployed. Could the G1/android emulate an iPhone's QWERTY text entry? At least for quikie text-field entry applications? Also a drag-highlight-copy- paste-buffer function would be very useful for me at times. Other than that, I find the phone and the operating system very intuitive to use. I like the way it syncs with Google. I worry a little about personal data. I would like to see Android enjoy the same success as Linux. Is this possible? Artie > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.4 Published! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
