Comments on: Could Android crush iPhone? http://dillernet.com/apple/2007/11/12/could-android-crush-iphone/ iPhone, Nokia, PDAs, Smartphones, Entourage and the Mac - keeping it all in sync. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: D George http://dillernet.com/apple/2007/11/12/could-android-crush-iphone/#comment-526 D George Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:24:35 +0000 http://dillernet.com/apple/2007/11/12/could-android-crush-iphone/#comment-526 I am neither a mobile application programmer nor a middlware expert. I still cannot understand why cant we make a mobile device which is fully customizable? why can't they make a Mobile processor (like intel or AMD just like PCs) and use peripherals with drivers work for all availabe mobile OSs. If thats possible, why do we worry about specific OSs. Mobile hardware manufacturer makes cell phones and OS vendors like MS, Google or Apple create Mobile OSs which is compatible for those cellphones and end user can decide what mobile, carrier and OS they need. Please somebody explain why this is not possible..? Or Is this a monopoly of vendors, hardware manufacturers and carriers..? Thanks, DG I am neither a mobile application programmer nor a middlware expert. I still cannot understand why cant we make a mobile device which is fully customizable? why can’t they make a Mobile processor (like intel or AMD just like PCs) and use peripherals with drivers work for all availabe mobile OSs. If thats possible, why do we worry about specific OSs. Mobile hardware manufacturer makes cell phones and OS vendors like MS, Google or Apple create Mobile OSs which is compatible for those cellphones and end user can decide what mobile, carrier and OS they need.

Please somebody explain why this is not possible..? Or Is this a monopoly of vendors, hardware manufacturers and carriers..?

Thanks,
DG

]]> By: Ati http://dillernet.com/apple/2007/11/12/could-android-crush-iphone/#comment-252 Ati Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:17:45 +0000 http://dillernet.com/apple/2007/11/12/could-android-crush-iphone/#comment-252 Well, the primary selling points of the iPhone are it's unique (read: multi touch) hardware, and a polished interface. Android cannot compete with the hardware, since it's purely a software mechanism, and while Android is super-customizable, your average layman is not going to be able to get anything as slick as the iPhone interface running without a lot of difficulty. Also, they aren't mutually exclusive; android software, if it was better than iPhone, could run on an iPhone, thus removing any competition whatever. In short, I don't think the iPhone has anything to worry about just yet. Best, Ati Well, the primary selling points of the iPhone are it’s unique (read: multi touch) hardware, and a polished interface.

Android cannot compete with the hardware, since it’s purely a software mechanism, and while Android is super-customizable, your average layman is not going to be able to get anything as slick as the iPhone interface running without a lot of difficulty.

Also, they aren’t mutually exclusive; android software, if it was better than iPhone, could run on an iPhone, thus removing any competition whatever.

In short, I don’t think the iPhone has anything to worry about just yet.

Best,
Ati

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