Comments on: Android Helping Handset Makers Who Embraced it Early http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/ Sat, 25 May 2013 06:11:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Stephane Beladaci http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620995 Mon, 02 May 2011 16:14:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620995 We will prevail pixel delated, get over it. In the meantime anyone willing to join the fight is welcome to follow my twitter, http://www.twitter.com/flexengineer, we will start taking action in the streets and the media around summer.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620967 Mon, 02 May 2011 14:46:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620967 Agreed – if LG is the top vendor using it and MeeGo is successful, then it could help. My concern in that situation: others will simply adopt it and negate LG’s advantage — unless somehow LG can buy/own/control it, which I don’t think is likely. Should be interesting!

]]> By: PXLated http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620960 Mon, 02 May 2011 14:30:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620960 “just don’t say its irrelevant when it is relevant to me.”
Legacy technology is relevant to a few also, doesn’t mean it’s relevant in the broader market.

]]> By: Andrew Z http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620959 Mon, 02 May 2011 14:28:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620959 Thanks. I agree with the reply re Bada vs Meego, but if LG is the only major vendor using the latter (I don’t keep up on Meego), is it enough to distinguish itself from all the other Android builders?

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620946 Mon, 02 May 2011 13:31:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620946 That’s pretty much exactly what it means: even as many are adopting Android to help in the transition to smartphones and boost revenues, some are thinking ahead on how to stand out from the pack in the future. But Samsung’s play might be better than LG’s. Bada is Samsung developed and will likely only be on Samsung devices (like iOS on Apple handsets) while MeeGo is similar to Android in that any company could theoretically use it.

]]> By: Andrew Z http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620943 Mon, 02 May 2011 12:58:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620943 Didn’t the author write earlier that LG was going to look into Meego? If LG and Samsung have development plans using other OSs, does that mean they want an alternative to Android that gives them an option to avoid becoming a commodity hardware vendor?

]]> By: austreaker http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620919 Mon, 02 May 2011 10:51:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620919 PXLated-take a chill out break

i said i have no vested interest for adobe/flash and i am no developer, just a gadget enthusiast.

If html5 can do better than flash then i am all for it but at the moment, i don’t see much content for html5. I suspect that each ‘tool’ has its weaknesses and strengths

just don’t say its irrelevant when it is relevant to me.

Peace man :)

]]> By: PXLated http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620890 Mon, 02 May 2011 04:19:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620890 “Another mindless zombie for steve job.”
That’s just so funny on so many levels considering your (and Beladaci) blind devotion to Adobe/Flash.

]]> By: PXLated http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620888 Mon, 02 May 2011 04:14:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620888 auststreaker – It’s dead because no developer in their right mind will recommend using it and ignoring the millions of iOS & android devices devices out in the market. It’s no longer needed for video (the largest segment that used it) and apps or html5 will replace it in other areas.

So, yes, it won’t be “gone” tomorrow but it is like legacy tech (serial ports, floppies, etc) that just take time to fade away.

]]> By: Stephane Beladaci http://gigaom.com/2011/04/29/android-helping-handset-makers-who-embraced-it-early/#comment-620887 Mon, 02 May 2011 04:12:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=338230#comment-620887 This is all we have to say to Apple and Jobs:

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