I will miss you iPhone... I know we have yet to see the REAL features of the iPhone 2.0 update but something tells me its not going to reach the potential of Android. Android is a project being developed by the The Open Handset Alliance. Please take a moment and read over the features of Android and see where it's going and its future. Its a truly incredible project and some us Flash developers can get excited about also. I'm sure we will see the Flash Player here before Apple's iPhone and thats very exciting. I hope it catches wind among many phone developers and allows us all to experience cell phone service in a whole new way!
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One problem with these open-standard phones in the United States is that the cellular companies won’t embrace them. Sure, Verizon has said that they are open to the idea, but they quickly responded to questions with ‘Using open-standard phones like Android will require a premium service, in addition to your regular contracted service’ [www.broadbandreports.com].
Will consumers pay more, possibly much more, just for the ability to use a phone that isn’t locked down? Some will, but you will quickly see why the most popular phones from any provider are the FREE phones. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile all push their free phones, which are the locked and gutted ones. People state-side just aren’t used to paying for a phone (with Smartphone users being the primary exception to this rule).
Without the cellular companies pushing these phones, I don’t see them getting much traction. My dreams are the opposite, but unfortunately, a dose of reality tells me otherwise.
No way Android will be more successful than the iPhone. The reason Apple can make such great devices is that they control all aspects of their devices. They make the software and develop the hardware. It is because of this control that they have the ability to push the phone to its limits. That is we have such a great user experience on the iPhone. Android will always be developing for phones currently on the market instead of developing the next phone of the future. Puls the UI might look pretty now, but wait until you actually have a device in hand. Also, you should bring this up again after WWDC. We will see what big things are in store from Steve.