Like an Army of 41 Shades of Blue
The Unbearable Inevitability of Being Android, 1995 | counternotions
So the Android crusaders will be circling us in 2011, swinging their $85 smartswords to demand our capitulation in a rapture of inevitability. Inevitable like Knoll, Orkut, Froogle, Lively, Health, NoteBook, SideWiki, Answers, Wave, Buzz, Nexus…like an army of 41 shades of blue. No matter. Resistance is futile.
Curiously, even the most successful Android hardware manufacturers like Samsung and HTC are hedging their bets on Google’s mobile platform either with their own OS (Bada) or Microsoft’s (WP7). Why would experienced OEMs hedge their bets on Android if it were so open, so free and so benevolent? Let’s hope they too have seen the “One OS, Many Partners” movie and still remember the OEM extras with un-speaking roles in the “Razor Thin Margins” and “Race to the Bottom” scenes…when everything exploded.
‘Like an Army of 41 Shades of Blue’ | Daring Fireball
2011 年は Android が爆発する！
2011 will be the year Android explodes | Fortune Tech
The Smartphone Explosion | A VC
Why 2011 Isn’t 1995 For Apple | Silicon Alley Insider
Fred Wilson and Fortune are right about Android vs iOS (and everyone else), but I hate it | Scobleizer
Emotional Rescue | Daring Fireball
The Unbearable Inevitability of Being Android, 1995 | counternotions
一番いい Android タブレットも iPad には敵わない
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab makes a strong case for buying an iPad | InfoWorld
〈真の Android タブレットが出るのを待つか、さもなくば iPad を買え〉
Wait for a real Android tablet — or get an iPad
Samsung erred in its 7-inch widescreen “tweener” display — it’s too small for the Web and rich apps but too big for smartphone apps. Samsung also erred in releasing a device using an operating system that is not tablet-oriented, especially since the operating system’s maker, Google, has warned companies not to use it for such devices.
The result of these two decisions is a device that’s neither really a tablet, nor really a pocket computer à la the iPod Touch. Unlike in the Goldilocks story, the size in between is not “just right.” The Galaxy Tab is widely considered to be the best Android tablet available today. That’s absolutely true — which is why if you buy a tablet now, it should unquestioningly be an iPad.
Android は設計上からして細分化されている
Netflix on Android | The Netflix Blog
Although we don’t have a common platform security mechanism and DRM, we are able to work with individual handset manufacturers to add content protection to their devices. Unfortunately, this is a much slower approach and leads to a fragmented experience on Android, in which some handsets will have access to Netflix and others won’t. This clearly is not the preferred solution, and we regret the confusion it might create for consumers. However, we believe that providing the service for some Android device owners is better than denying it to everyone.
Android Fragmentation, Exhibit 47 | Daring Fireball
More and more, I’m convinced that Android isn’t a single platform. It’s a meta-platform upon which handset makers build their own platforms.
Is Android fragmented by design? | asymco
In other words, Android fragmentation seems to be not only impossible to rein in, but it may actually be by design. Google is doing nothing to stop the centrifugal force that is building up in its ecosystem. They have neither the means nor the incentives to control the spiraling.
サムスンタブレットのことなんか忘れて、iPad で Android を動かせばいいんだよ！
Forget Samsung’s Tab — run Android on your iPad | Computerworld Blogs
OpeniBoot is an open source group dedicated to figuring out the bootrom on iOS devices.
What this means is that OpeniBoot produce tools which allow unsigned code to launch on Apple’s devices, which means you can install other operating systems on your device.
アンドロイドはどこまでモバイルマーケットを獲得できるか
Can Android change the distribution of profit among phone vendors? | asymco
Some assume that the future belongs to the Koreans but we see that the relatively small amount of profit that Samsung has (less than RIM actually) has not changed much. HTC is also shown to be a steady performer but not having displaced much from competitors.
Will Android change this picture? As I’ve argued before, Android is most attractive to the unprofitable and the strategically constrained. Can having undifferentiated new products change this? As Nokia is unlikely to license Android, and RIM seems very unlikely and Apple is out of the picture, the only possible contenders are Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson.
グーグルはいかにして Android マーケットを支配するか
Then Welcome to Android | Daring Fireball
〈争いの中から本当の姿が見えてくる・・・〉
Skyhook Wireless, in their “complaint and jury demand” filed against Google yesterday (I’m hosting a copy of their entire filing (PDF), and I highly recommend you read it — it’s not long, and is written in pretty straightforward plain language), regarding Google’s control over which devices have access to the Android Market:
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