Google announces Open Handset Alliance - Techcrunch

by Readmore on 11/5/2007, 4:39 PM with 20 comments
  • by michaelneale on 11/6/2007, 6:34 AM

    Does anyone see a downside for this?

    I mean, iphone/apple will continue on its merry way. Windows Mobile will continue to be frustrated (but MS won't ever let it die no matter how much money it costs). OpenMoko looks DOA now, all other proprietary ones will either fade, or just go back to being in the real low end 2 dollar plastic throwaways.

    I don't really see a downside, this stuff was ripe for disruption. Kudos to google for putting serious resources into making this happen.

  • by Readmore on 11/5/2007, 4:57 PM

    "...With Android, a developer could build an application that enables users to view the location of their friends and be alerted when they are in the vicinity giving them a chance to connect." From (http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/android_overview.html)

    Isn't that what Dodgeball did? I find that quote interesting since Google already owns that company and didn't do anything with it.

  • by andrewfong on 11/5/2007, 8:14 PM

    I'm pumped about this -- anyone developing mobile apps?

  • by brl on 11/5/2007, 8:23 PM

    I guess that's the end of OpenMoko.

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  • by rokhayakebe on 11/5/2007, 11:03 PM

    I see 20000 new startups by next summer.