Google bought the Android startup in 2005 well before any iPhone existed (launched in 2007) so the premise that Google wants to disrupt Apple’s growing dominance seems like, at most, an afterthought by Google. Also, it wasn't until 2008 I believe, that the concept of 3'rd part applications in an app-store materialized, Steve Jobs originally envisioned just being able to run apps inside Safari and so there existed no real threat to Google - master of web applications and online services.
Also, Apple/iPhone already IS the high-end of the marked, that's almost the very definition of Apple (therefor the infamous "Apple tax") modeled a bit after the Bang & Olufen's [http://www.bang- olufsen.com/] old concept of design and user experience purity. Steve Jobs has never gone after the mass marked as defined by other vendors and I don't think it has ever been a prime objective of his. On Jan 6, 8:59 am, Vorlonswork <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.tightwind.net/?p=2543 > > Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
