It'll be interesting to see if the Magic outsells the G1 in a "percentage of customers" basis in the regions where they're both available.
Al. --- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== 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. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Murphy Sent: 03 May 2009 18:17 To: [email protected] Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Who feels the Magic may be a step in the wrong direction... Al Sutton wrote: > so that leaves the OS as the main differentiator. I thought carrier would be the main differentiator. Isn't the iPhone SIM-locked to O2, and the HTC Magic SIM-locked to Vodafone? > So do people think Android is ready to go head to head with the iPhone > and the other touch-screen Oses without a hardware advantage? On a completely level playing field, with a consumer with no preconceptions or particular vested interests, the iPhone is probably a superior answer today than is an HTC Magic. More apps, more storage, more polish (perceived and actual). The fact that the playing field is not level (e.g., SIM-locks, exclusivity deals), and the fact that consumers have preconceptions and vested interests, means that the HTC Magic will sell. It probably will not out-sell iPhone, but it probably does not need to in order to be deemed successful by the carriers and HTC. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
