I'm still confused as hell about this Android business...is it a phone? What the hell is it supposed to do and WHY is it being compared to the iPhone?
Plus are there any pictures of what this phone will look like even? Cuz it really doesn't matter how great it is on the inside if it doesn't look half as decent on the outside.
Say what you will about the iPhone but the thing is damn sexy....
Android is an open OS being developed by Google presumably for use on mobile phones. It would be used by phone manufacturers like HTC for example (or franchises like Sprint, Verizon etc.), and people are comparing it to the iPhone because Android seems to be the first honest attempt outside of Apple to make a phone UI that's designed well.
Because it's open, anybody would be able to use it for their phone, and presumably customize it for their specific hardware. A more accurate comparison would be to Windows Mobile, except Android is free and anybody can use it.
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I'm still confused as hell about this Android business...is it a phone? What the hell is it supposed to do and WHY is it being compared to the iPhone?
Plus are there any pictures of what this phone will look like even? Cuz it really doesn't matter how great it is on the inside if it doesn't look half as decent on the outside.
Say what you will about the iPhone but the thing is damn sexy....
Android is an open OS being developed by Google presumably for use on mobile phones. It would be used by phone manufacturers like HTC for example (or franchises like Sprint, Verizon etc.), and people are comparing it to the iPhone because Android seems to be the first honest attempt outside of Apple to make a phone UI that's designed well.
Because it's open, anybody would be able to use it for their phone, and presumably customize it for their specific hardware. A more accurate comparison would be to Windows Mobile, except Android is free and anybody can use it.
http://code.google.com/android/