Upcoming announcement about the iPhone SDK by Apple and the recent (few months old) announcement about the android platform from google make me think that this could be an interesting battle. The biggest advantage in google's approach is that the applications developed will not be tied down to a particular phone and hence customers would have broader choices. Also the companies that will be developing applications for the platform can use this to sell to larger customer base as well... so it definitely is a wiser business decision but let me pose another question:
Which of the approaches get me (a consumer) better phone and applications?
Some people think that Android platform is better in lots of ways (including UI).
But having better UI capabilities does not mean much. You need UI designers like apple has to build intuitive and clean applications.
Monday, March 3, 2008
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"The biggest advantage in google's approach is that the applications developed will not be tied down to a particular phone and hence customers would have broader choices."
Same thing that happened between Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows (I cannot think of a better analogy). So although people (end users, since I've heard that developers have a hard time with Mac) love Mac for the intuitiveness, mass uses Windows for different hardwares supporting it.
Lot many people waiting for an Android enabled phone. I believe that Android UI is going to be a leap forward in mobile UI where space (read area without icons) is something that is missing in all (symbian, win mobile, iphone) mobile phones.
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