Comments on: After a week, what’s the word on Android? http://mcguireslaw.com/2007/11/10/after-a-week-whats-the-word-on-android/ The value of any product or service increases with its mobility. Sun, 19 Mar 2017 02:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.16 By: AndyB http://mcguireslaw.com/2007/11/10/after-a-week-whats-the-word-on-android/#comment-195 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:45:18 +0000 http://mcguireslaw.com/?p=656#comment-195 Over at http://www.ohadev.com we’re all extremely excited (and, to some extent, nervous) about Android and getting a preview of it tomorrow – come on by if you’re interested in reviews, code samples, interviews, and generally seeing how people are feeling about Android.

Let’s hope this thing doesn’t suck, right?

]]> By: M FReitas http://mcguireslaw.com/2007/11/10/after-a-week-whats-the-word-on-android/#comment-198 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:50:51 +0000 http://mcguireslaw.com/?p=656#comment-198 “The lack of must-have software applications for cell phones is one factor holding back stronger sales of smart phones, analysts believe.”

Nope. What’s holding back is not lack of software or must-have software. There are plenty of software titles for Palm OS, Symbian and Windows Mobile.

What’s holding back smartphone usages is that people want things that are easy to use. Click the keypad numbers and make a phone call. Click the camera button and send a SMS. Click the message button and send a SMS.

People don’t care about how many megahertz or how much memory there is on their phone – or even if it’s running an operating system that allows then to run J2ME or native code or managed code or .Net this or J2ME that.

They want something that provides basic functionality – and works.

]]> By: Patrick Martin http://mcguireslaw.com/2007/11/10/after-a-week-whats-the-word-on-android/#comment-196 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:34 +0000 http://mcguireslaw.com/?p=656#comment-196 There are a couple of new resources about Android mobile. A community for Android developers has been set up called http://www.androiddeveloper.com which aims to be a hub for developers using the platform.

Another site called http://www.androidmobileforum.com has been set up for everyone to discuss anything about Android mobile.

Hopefully these will be useful as Android becomes more popular and is talked about more.

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