After much speculation, Google, together with other technology partners, made two major announcements today.
The opportunities are vast for all stakeholders, including end users:
2. For mobile operators, they will be able to offer cheaper phones and differentiated products. They can customize an Android-enabled device to their own specifications.
3. For device manufacturers, it is much tougher, since all of them will produce devices based on a single platform. This should spur manufacturers to innovate in order to differentiate their products. Using a single and open platform allows them the flexibility in developing devices.
4. In the end, this gives consumers a wider array of choices. And who knows, if someone from the Alliance releases a user-friendly toolkit, consumers can make their own applications even without programming knowledge.
Will the Alliance succeed? That remains to be seen, couple that with the way non-members react.
Google press release
Official Google Blog entry on OHA and Android
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