Watch Out iPhone; The First Android Phone is Coming Oct 20th

Sep 18, 2008, 00:03 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Ron Miller)

"People say, "yeah, the iPhone already does that." Yes, but that didn't happen until Android was announced. The mobile industry realized that if they didn't start to open up and serve consumers better, Google would dominate the industry. You see a lot more openness now and Android was a catalyst. Still, Android will be more open than any mobile platform on the market and its capabilities, when taking apps into consideration, will be remarkable."

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