I'll be more surprise to see Android running on set-top boxes[1] especially that a lot of people are now watching/browsing online videos/photos from their wide-screen TVs. MSFT tried conquering the TV before[2] but it didn't last[3] although their Xbox360/Netflix[4] solution is kinda cool and might work. But linux seems to be a popular choice among set-top boxes (e.g. Roku Netflix Player[5], Blockbuster[6], MythTV[7])
Links: [1] http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/11/google-wants-in-the-box-but-does-comcast.html [2] http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/jul03/07-21mstvcomcastpr.mspx [3] http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/315614_msftcomcast15.html [4] http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/e32008/articles/0714-netflixteamup.htm [5] http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS8633598605.html [6] http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2260476179.html [7] http://www.mythtv.org/ On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 12:16 AM, Miguel Paraz <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it could be, with the current talk about porting Android to > "Netbook" platforms. X and Window Managers replaced by a smartphone > UI, who would have thought? > >
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