Our local (Philippines) offering of the iPhone will be released by Globe Telecom tomorrow with what appears to be will be an exciting party at the grounds of their Parent Company headquarters (Tower One and Exchange Plaza, a very interesting event location choice; one that I personally feel was traditionally overlooked by event planners)
This made me wonder about what's up with the efforts behind a "Google Phone"; there's no "Google Phone" per se, just a google o/s that will compete with what Nokia has today (S60). My simple google search effort led to some of the old articles that I'd already previously come across; but still worth revisiting. My favorite post was by Dana Blankenhorn at ZDNet. You must read it.
In a nutshell, Nokia is dismissing the excitement around Google Android, but wait, Google is offering 10 Million dollars to the best Google Android application developers. Sure, Nokia has developers too; but just like in creativity - no one can claim to have a monopoly on creativity. The thing about Google is, the services they offer are increasingly ubiquitous on a life and work basis (I for one am already lusting after a phone, other than the iPhone, that can provide full on access to gmail / google calendars, etc.); Google appears to me simply better positioned to attract the right kind of developer and application...
But in any case, the jury's still out. This competition is good for us customers and also simply exciting to watch. Check out Mr. Brin's video message targeting developers. (And in the end, he announces the 10 Million Dollar reward)
* thanks to IHT for the photo
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