The Win Mob client is free and I couldn't find any mention of charges for using it.
Al. Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > Google can charge a premium when targeting non Android platforms. May > be that's the reason?? > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Josh, > > I didn't expect them to release services exclusively for Android, but > the windows mobile app has features that Android hasn't (e.g. the Win > Mob client has Picasa integration which the G1 doesn't). > > I would have expected a Google backed mobile platform to get the > Google > integration goodies before other platforms, but it would appear this > isn't happening. > > Al. > > Josh Steiner wrote: > > If you ever thought google would be releasing their services > > exclusively for Android you fundamentally misunderstood their > plainly > > stated intentions for the platform. Their interest in Android is to > > ensure an open, free market of platforms that their services can run > > on. If one vendor or another gets a lock on the mobile world, they > > can start dictating terms to service providers like Google. I think > > they've been pretty clear about the fact that as far as they are > > concerned, the more open, thriving platforms the better. > > > > -Josh > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > > > > With announcements like these; > > > > > > http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-mobile-app-now-available-on.html > > > > > > http://www.iphonebuzz.com/google-demo-offline-gmail-webapp-for-iphone-video-demo-186230.php > > > > It really is becoming difficult to see how Android can > succeed in the > > long term. One of it's unique selling points was it's > integration with > > Google services, and it now seems as though Google > themselves are > > eroding that, so what are the reasons people think consumers > will buy > > Android devices over other alternatives? > > > > Al. > > > > -- > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp > House, > > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author > and not > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, > or it's > > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
