Android is an OS, an open, Linux based OS. As opposed to the current batch of "phone" and "pda" applications, you should be able to run an application built for Android on any device running Android. Android is a bid to open and standardize the mobile OS instead of having MS's proprietary, Verizon's proprietary, Symbian proprietary, etc. If someone writes an Android application on their Sprint device, you should be able to install it on your T-Mobile device. Currently, there are VERY few things that you can do that with. Most applications have to be written and compiled for specific platforms. There's no consistency.
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Android is an OS, an open, Linux based OS. As opposed to the current batch of "phone" and "pda" applications, you should be able to run an application built for Android on any device running Android. Android is a bid to open and standardize the mobile OS instead of having MS's proprietary, Verizon's proprietary, Symbian proprietary, etc. If someone writes an Android application on their Sprint device, you should be able to install it on your T-Mobile device. Currently, there are VERY few things that you can do that with. Most applications have to be written and compiled for specific platforms. There's no consistency.