John Biggs at CrunchGear this weekend wrote a column on the introduction of Android 2.0. As we've all figured out by now, Google selects smartphone concepts to showcase new technology. Google started with Android 1.0 on T-Mobile's G1, and then moved on to Android 1.5 on the HTC Hero, and most recently showcased Android 2.0 on the Motorola Droid.
Unlike CrunchGear, we think that's a brilliant strategy that will benefit the mobile industry as a whole. The key here is the pace of the technology development, and we can't wait to see what will be Google's next showcase, and hopefully they'll continue to be released at the same bi-annual pace. If there's one thing the mobile industry need, it's forces like Google and others that help push things forward rapidly.
If that means there won't be released 10 equal Android smartphones simultaneously, like with some other operating systems, so be it. In fact, that would just make the mobile industry more attractive in our opinion.
Lastly, we have no idea how CrunchGear is able to turn this into an issue of less openness, when it in reality ensures openness is promoted stronger than ever. The fact that a reputable publication like Washington Post also somehow managed to redistribute this madness is beyond our imagination.
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