Third party handsets will probably have to conform closely to its screen size, processing power, and input methods to play nicely with third party apps.
Isn't the whole point of Android that this isn't required?
Is the average consumer going to understand there is a "Google Phone" but also Google phones?
Very easy to address with branding/marketing. Think Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus.
Google is going to have a huge competitive advantage.
But it's in their DNA to give up a tactical short-term gain for a big long-term strategic win, of the kind involving Open Source.
What is Google's motivation? The latest batch of Android phones look fantastic. There is no need for a Google first party device as a supplement to the other handsets on the market. This leads me to believe Google is getting into this space to win.
I think they're getting in this space precisely because there is no need for their phone to win. It's their platform that needs to win. Therefore they are free to innovate, unencumbered by the pressures that the carriers will face.
I think they're in this space to exert pressure to innovate. Instead of the "public option" think of them as the "innovative option."
Isn't the whole point of Android that this isn't required?
Is the average consumer going to understand there is a "Google Phone" but also Google phones?
Very easy to address with branding/marketing. Think Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus.
Google is going to have a huge competitive advantage.
But it's in their DNA to give up a tactical short-term gain for a big long-term strategic win, of the kind involving Open Source.
What is Google's motivation? The latest batch of Android phones look fantastic. There is no need for a Google first party device as a supplement to the other handsets on the market. This leads me to believe Google is getting into this space to win.
I think they're getting in this space precisely because there is no need for their phone to win. It's their platform that needs to win. Therefore they are free to innovate, unencumbered by the pressures that the carriers will face.
I think they're in this space to exert pressure to innovate. Instead of the "public option" think of them as the "innovative option."