Chrome OS would not land on phones as it has no features to interact with the mobile handset baseband units for GSM or CDMA. Mobile Operators wanted netbooks that do not connect to mobile network through GSM or CDMA but through wifi.
Notice that Chrome OS is demoign a new windowing system..expect that in Android at around Android 3.0 or 3.5 Fred Grott http://mobilebytes.wordpress.com On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 1:02 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html > > The paragraph that makes me think this will kill off Android on anything at > netbook level or above; > > "Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was > designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones > to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people > who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power > computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While > there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe > choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google." > > So basically you'll get the choice of an OS designed for Netbooks upwards, > or Android which is currently focused on mobiles. > > 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. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
