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A Paradigm Shift..?

Android is a tremendous ontaking that is quite likely to cause a paradigm shift in the mobile industry.

Uh.. I doubt it. Seriously.

While Android MAY indeed wind up being a really cool mobile phone OS, thinking it will cause a major rethink on how cell phones are designed is a bit of a stretch.

If anything, it would likely help the members of the alliance catch up with the almighty Jesus Phone quickly and cheaply.

But to say it will surpass what's currently on the market - that may happen SOME day.

The core of the problem is that the OS is based on Linux. Not that there's anything really wrong with that. I have a Linux based phone - a Motorola A1200 Ming and you'll likely have to pry it from my cold dead fingers. But even still, there's LOTS of room for improvement. Given the way that Linux development works, I just don't really see it happening in the current time frame.

While the Linux community can all pull together and sing "kumbaya" and bask in the glow of how great OSS is, there ARE advantages to having a development team that's paid to work on a given project (as with both of the "evil empires" - Microsoft AND Apple). Things like those companies have standards for who they hire onto a project and they DO tend to hire top notch programming talent. They also tend to actually give really good incentives - namely benefits, pay, etc... that you just don't find with Linux programmers who may only be working on a given project part time. Even they have to eat and have a roof overhead. As a programmer, you tend to take stuff a bit more seriously when you're working for those kinds of perks.

Posted by: Wolfie2K3   Posted on: 07/20/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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