I mean not from the users, but from the others involved in the platform like carriers, oem's, o/s providers etc.,
take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
