Monday 9 May 2011

Is 'open' killing the Android?

BBC - When Google decided to get into the smartphone business, it brought with it a philosophy.

Its Android devices would be everything that the iPhone was not.

Where Apple offered a set menu - one or two handsets at a take-it-or-leave-it price - Google was laying out a buffet.

Manufacturers could use the new operating system for free.

Is 'open' killing the Android?