Samsung and HTC to abandon Android

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For some reason, the top officers in the Android army are showing signs of
defecting. HTC chair Cher Wang told a Chinese newspaper that the Taiwanese
company is thinking about buying an operating system, one that would
presumably replace the Android software that currently powers its devices.
Meanwhile, Samsung is releasing a new line of non-Android phones, and
Microsoft is moving in with their long-awaited "Mango" phones. Is this the
beginning of the end of the Android empire?

I seriously doubt that anyone will completely abandon android - at
least not right away. What I think is going on is a bit of bet hedging
- there is no denying there is a bit of uncertainty around android
right now (legal issues, Google/Motorola, etc). OEM's don't want to be
left without a backdoor if things don't go their way.

Tom Shelton

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http://news.yahoo.com/first-signs-m...12488.html


For some reason, the top officers in the Android army are showing signs of
defecting. HTC chair Cher Wang told a Chinese newspaper that the Taiwanese
company is thinking about buying an operating system, one that would
presumably replace the Android software that currently powers its devices.
Meanwhile, Samsung is releasing a new line of non-Android phones, and
Microsoft is moving in with their long-awaited "Mango" phones. Is this the
beginning of the end of the Android empire?

Almost exactly as I told this group earlier, regarding Samsung:
"The most obvious explanation for HTC's change of heart is Google's pending
acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Samsung has already been moving away from
Android by developing its proprietary Bada operating system, and HTC is
starting to look like they're lagging behind their competitors."

Google has to pay the price for their stupidity to acquire Motorola
Mobility.
b.t.w. Motorola Mobility sold the best patents, before the Google
acquisition.
Seems like the beginning of the end of Google-Linux-Android virus magnet.

Tom Shelton wrote:

"Is this the beginning of the end of the Android empire?"

Silly stuff, there. There is no need for Android, or anything, to
"dominate". There's only a need for a healthy, competitive market.

I seriously doubt that anyone will completely abandon android - at
least not right away. What I think is going on is a bit of bet hedging
- there is no denying there is a bit of uncertainty around android
right now (legal issues, Google/Motorola, etc). OEM's don't want to be
left without a backdoor if things don't go their way.

Personally, I doubt that the main issues are the legal ones. I think
it's more due to product differentiation and covering more sections of
the market (offering the choice that people demand).

"If you have a couple of good choices, what's the value in also adding
some worse choices?" - Comrad ZnU

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Tom Shelton wrote:

"Is this the beginning of the end of the Android empire?"

Silly stuff, there. There is no need for Android, or anything, to
"dominate". There's only a need for a healthy, competitive market.

I seriously doubt that anyone will completely abandon android - at
least not right away. What I think is going on is a bit of bet hedging
- there is no denying there is a bit of uncertainty around android
right now (legal issues, Google/Motorola, etc). OEM's don't want to be
left without a backdoor if things don't go their way.

Personally, I doubt that the main issues are the legal ones.

Moral arguments aside, there are legal problems surrounding android
right now. And those are having a negative impact on the industry -
with MS collecting royalties, and various OEM's facing bans in various
markets - that is going to create some uncertainty. So, like it or
not, I definately think this is a major part of the decisions to
explore alternatives. I think the tipping point was the
Google/Motorola deal - none of the oems seemed interested in
alternatives until then

Tom Shelton