Maybe not; but, the iPhone will be forced to adapt. A lot depends on what happens with Auction 73 here in the States:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/700_MHz_wireless_spectrum_auction If this stays open source a whole new phylum of personal appliances will emerge. Google really had no intention of building a network; but, you can bet your bippy they have visions of walkabouts all displaying Google ads! Terry On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Michel Jullian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (Added OT to the subject line) > > Nice apps indeed! Oh the Gphone manufacturers will sell more units > than Apple sells iPhones, no doubt about that, I just don't think they > will kill the iPhone --open source Linux machines haven't killed the > Mac have they? Especially since they are not multitouch. As I said > that pinching trick is an enormous plus IMHO, I hope/expect we'll soon > see it implemented on full fledged tablet computers which anyone's > grandmother will be able to use to read her newspaper or place an > order at the grocer's > > Anyway competition is a good thing for us end users, e.g. it will > bring down the cost of unlimited data plans, which I understand is > ridiculous in some places, although not here for some reason, here in > France you can have unlimited 3G data on a phone --and thus, if you > are a little wicked, on a fixed or mobile computer ;) -- for as little > as 9 Euros/month :) > > Michel > > 2008/9/18 Terry Blanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> You think not? >> >> Based on market cap of over $4,000,000,000 this year for downloaded >> ringtones alone, I think an OS phone will consume the Apple tree. :-) >> >> Here is a gander at the ice which floats above the water: >> >> http://code.google.com/android/adc.html >> >> Imagine what hides below. >> >> Terry >> >> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Michel Jullian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I am not sure it will be able to swallow the Apple all at once but it >>> looks quite nice, see: >>> >>> http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=rPIHeIRRDow >>> >>> where Andy Rubin, chief of Mobile at Google, creator of Android, >>> demoes it to a BBC interviewer on an unmasked touch screen phone >>> (probably an early version of the HTC Dream). >>> >>> Unfortunately it lacks the iPhone's gorgeous multitouch feature and >>> associated magical two-finger stretching/pinching zoom commands, so >>> things such as web and photo browsing may not be quite as practical. >>> OTOH the HTC Dream is said to feature a real keyboard sliding out from >>> under the screen, but I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone's >>> on-screen virtual keyboard turned out to be a better experience >>> overall, if only because punctuation, figures and accented characters >>> are much easier to access. >>> >>> Michel >>> >>> 2008/9/18 Terry Blanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> On a lighter note, the first Android was revealed today, sort of: >>>> >>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/09/17/dlgoogle117.xml >>>> >>>> Google demos Android phone at developer day >>>> >>>> By Claudine Beaumont >>>> Last Updated: 6:01am BST 17/09/2008 >>>> >>>> Search giant Google has shown off its new "Google phone" operating >>>> system ahead of the device's official launch in New York next Tuesday. >>>> # Google HTC Android phone to be unveiled >>>> # Telegraph Digital Life homepage >>>> >>>> Mike Jennings, one of the development team behind the Android >>>> operating system, gave attendees at a Google Developer Day conference >>>> a glimpse of how to design software for the device. >>>> The Google HTC Android phone >>>> >>>> He created a simple game showing a blue dot bouncing around the >>>> phone's screen, which moved as the handset was tilted. >>>> >>>> Although the phone was obscured by masking tape, it is reported to >>>> have looked like the Dream, a handset developed by Taiwanese >>>> manufacturer HTC, which is expected to be the first commercially >>>> available mobile phone to run Android. >>>> >>>> Google and T-Mobile are holding a joint press conference in New York >>>> next Tuesday, at which they are expected to confirm the launch of the >>>> HTC Dream and reveal further pricing information as well as details >>>> about the phone's final operating system. >>>> >>>> <more> >>>> >>>> There's a worm in the Apple. ;-) >>>> >>>> Terry >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
