“Google used its London Developer Day on Tuesday to show a late build of its Android mobile operating system in an event that suggests continuing resistance to the platform,” Electronista reports.
“Using what’s now largely accepted as a prototype of the T-Mobile G1, Android chief Michael Jennings demonstrated the phone’s full HTML browser as well as its version of Google Maps and the accelerometer, which can affect both the operating system as well as specific programs,” Electronista reports.
“The atmosphere at the event was nonetheless apprehensive, according to anecdotal reports from the British event. Although every developer at the presentation was aware of Android, only a handful of “two or three” were actively creating programs for the software, with most described as hesitant to write code for the device versus the iPhone,” Electronista reports. “So far, only T-Mobile has elected to carry an Android phone in the US while Verizon and others have so far expressed just initial interest.”
Full article , with video of the Android presentation, here.
“Where is the “HanPhone” huh?”
It’s tethered to the Xerox Alto.
Uncle
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oh, 40fps on a flat 2d blue dot, wow factor!! Please, is this idiot for real?
I suppose I’ll try again. Apparently Mac Fan boys have a hard time reading.
Here’s my original statement:
“No doubt they’ve improved upon things and done a fantastic job at implementing and marketing them, but Apple is less of a trail-blazer and more of a re-designer. Let’s examine:”
I suppose I’ll try to break it down a bit for you.
“And the line about Rim and Windows Mobile beating iPhone to the punch… what the hell is wrong with you Yakov?”
My point was simply that RIM and Windows Mobile have been offering phone-based operating systems which essentially “do everything” for an enterprise or on-the-go type of person.
“Another question.. who in fact DID make multi-touch.. was it you Yakov? I believe Apple has the patent on this.”
Go ahead and research multi touch technology. Jeff Han was demonstrating fantastic multitouch technology before the iPhone was even announced.
“Final note: Your fanboy Linux mentality will never best OS X. It is the best operating system you can get. Go fester and sweat and realize I state fact.”
I am OS apathetic – I run winXP, OSX and Linux and have no preference. I like Apple products just fine, and will continue to purchase them in the future. I’m not here to defend any company, but it’s bull-sh*t to pretend that Apple has truly pioneered any tech in the past five years.
“All the examples you gave were examples of how Apple took on failed technologies and showed everybody how to implement them successfully (although you did obfuscate this truth by implying that Unix and Linux for the desktop predated Macintosh).”
Re-read my original statement. I said that Apple improves upon and implements extremely well the technologies that other companies have pioneered.
Also, I never said that OSX was linux based. It’s BSD based, which is an iteration of Unix.
My original point was simple – the statement that a linux-based mobile platform OS was somehow copying the iPhone is ridiculous. open source software has existed long before OSX. Again, take a look at Jobs’ NeXT platform – derived from GNU.
I honestly don’t give a sh*t about mac vs. pc vs. linux. I use them all and prefer none. Alright, I’ll go fester in my fact-infested world. Enjoy licking Steve Jobs’ balls
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