Android Mobile OS

[Jeremy D. Scott]

Here is an other difference with Android phones when compared to the iphone, and a point that often gets lost. Some android phones are lousy, some are ok, and some are really nice (iphone level). The fact that a phone is an android phone does not automatically make it nice.

No doubt. And just like some are okay paying more money for the comfort and reliability of a Mercedes, some are okay with the iPhone. Others are willing to put up with the quirks of an older Toyota Camry and just as willing to give up speed and some functionality of the iPhone to not be tied to a contract. I'm considering it. I can't/won't pay for that much power on a small screen when the iPad may serve me much better. I don't think I want to have both.

The iphone is a hardware and software package, so people kinda assume android phone are similar in that regard. The truth is android phones vary wildly, at there best they are as good as the iphone, but in others they are very poor. The actual cost of an iphone is $700, and the better android phone are not much less. My point? A $250 android phone is not going to be anything to write home about.

Are we talking about luxury cars and vacation homes or cell phones?

I don't think you need to convince anyone that the iPhone is better than a pay-as-you-go cell phone. But the fact that an Android phone is available is intriguing.

What is interesting is it is the iphone that has galvanized the idea of the hardware/software package in the mobile space, and I get the sense people transfer that onto the android platform. An other difference is that on android the carriers are able to make significant changes to the os.

You're right. And this could be the very reason that Verizon has taken so long to get the iPhone.