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Fennec is looking good though.
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WebKit is just a rendering engine. It will render the webpage correctly in memory, but everything else is up to the browser implementation. the iPhone's mobile Safari is a hell of a lot more than just webkit -- The optimized bitmap rendering at different depth levels, the intelligent double-tap zooming, the smooth touch panning, etc. And you can bet they spent a hell of a lot of time optimizing the display engine for performance on the ARM and low memory consumption. It's going to be a big challenge for Google, Nokia, Microsoft, RIM, etc to meet the responsiveness and smoothness of the iPhone.

However, if Google gets Android together and makes a browser just as good, and god forbid HIRES A CAPABLE UI DESIGNER (hint: see KDE 4.0), They may provide serious competition the iPhone, especially if HTC, Samsung, or Sony can create a killer device for Verizon, Sprint and Tmobile!]]>Aug 18th 2008 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/
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Or is Palm's new OS developed in house? I know the history behind the two I am wondering though.

ALP would have made the centro a much better phone, IMO. The part I hate the most about this thing is how drab looking it is.]]>Aug 17th 2008 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/Aug 17th 2008 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/
tl;dr
LOL hype ]]>Aug 18th 2008 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/
I'll assume you're talking about Apple when you mention the "entrenched" company. Google couldn't give a flying F about Apple. Hell, Google doesn't even give a flying F about Microsoft, or Yahoo, or any other software GIANT for that matter. You can think Apple is significant all you want, but the truth is that Google is many times more powerful than Microsoft, who really are the only "entrenched" software company. Up until a couple years ago Apple was nothing but a niche, joke company.]]>Aug 18th 2008 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/17/support-for-access-linux-platform-waning-in-the-wake-of-android/
WTF? Android IS mobile Linux for crying out loud.]]>Aug 19th 2008 5:58PM