It’s a game changer (aka Disruptive Technology).

I personnally own and iPhone but do not have blinders on like so many Apple fanbois who comment here.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle :-P

The idea that there’s no excitement about Android doesn’t reflect reality. Yes it took some real hardware coming to market, other than one clunky problematic phone. People definitely are excited and interested in all these new phones, otherwise they wouldn’t be buying them. People are liking the Hero and are definitely interested in Droid. Without Android the only non-Apple things we’ve really seen the past couple years were the infamous Instinct, the Pre and some more WinMo variations.

I’ve been intrigued by Android for a long time. Its still maturing but the floodgates are just now finally starting to open, with all the carriers coming to market with devices from several manufacturers. At last a really open and capable platform on compelling hardware that has a real chance for an ecosystem of services and applications across carriers. The ability to independently develop unrestricted applications for Android vs trying to write anything remotely useful for the previous locked-down carrier phones of the recent past is like night and day. Android is not perfect yet, but in a year or two its going to be really nice with even better hardware and a more polished experience.

i swear sometimes you are so enamored in tech lust you completely fail to take a step back & be objective.

Kev should fire you or get a job somewhere else, you are dragging him down. he seems to “think” much more than you do before coming too conclusions.

This post wasn’t sucking up to Google, it was stating that I am glad to see how Android has shaken up a lackadaisical smartphone world. I am in fact glad. We are in fact seeing ads all over the tube for Android smartphones, so it is indeed shaking things up. As much as I love mobile technology, I am glad when anything brings it to the public’s eye.

As for jumping off the bandwagon- UMPC- still using them (and covering them a lot), WinMo- still using it, Palm- still using it and covering it a lot.

i think your confusing your excitement (alot) for mainstream excitement (none). go ask many moms & kids what android even is too see their reaction, then ask them what iPhone is. nobody even cared about android until the Droid, which has been popular for about 2 weeks now.

lets see how the Droid sales numbers are in a few months. i guess if they are lousy you will jump off that bandwagon also like you did UMPC, WinMo, Palm, etc. you remind me of a disloyal teenager hopping from 1 trend to another, hope you dont treat the women in your life the same way you do gadgets.

1. bring smartphone functionality to the masses.
2. create a HUGE market for Android app developers.

If the fire Android sets under RIM, Apple, Symbian and WinMob manufacturers results in better, cheaper devices – and a race by wireless providers to get these into our hands at competitive prices – then I’m all for stoking that flame.