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To: Dan Fleuris who wrote (70528)	10/30/2007 11:42:23 AM
From: inaflash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213185

The Google-powered phones are expected to wrap together several Google applications -- among them, its search engine, Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail email -- that have already made their way onto some mobile devices. The most radical element of the plan, though, is Google's push to make the phones' software "open" right down to the operating system, the layer that controls applications and interacts with the hardware. ... Microsoft executives question what impact Google will have. "The idea that there are all these things software developers can't do -- it's just not true," said John O'Rourke, general manager of Microsoft's Windows Mobile unit said. "It's hard to imagine what huge breakthroughs [Google] is going to have." If this is all to the Google phone, then I'd agree, it's not that compelling. There must be something more to the effort. You can get all the Google services thru a browser, so simply improving the phone browser achieves these objectives. Would anyone trade in their iPhone for a free handset that didn't have the Apple interface and free data? It's the big number of NO's that is more interesting than the fraction of YES. Look at the iPod and you'll see similar competitors for less than half the price, and sometimes much less. Critics say this is all part of the distortion field and these buyers are being tricked, but ultimately, it comes down to usability and affordability. If you can afford it, why would you pay less for something that you feel is less? When coming up with minimum requirements, somehow, even though other models might make a checklist of capacity, size, etc., but somehow the entire experience just doesn't compete. Google could potentially turn off these services for non-Google phones, but that would defeat their open standards, and I highly doubt that's their aim. Instead, I think they're creating an open standard that Apple will be able to thrive in and further expand out their services. What will be interesting is how Google manages to solve the problem of bandwidth hogs and interference in such an open system. I'll be one of the first guys Slingshotting my HD movies over GoogleNet to my iPhone :-) Wonder what would happen during the SuperBowl if everyone tried this...

To: Dan Fleuris who wrote (70528)	10/30/2007 3:34:27 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213185

Microsoft executives question what impact Google will have. "The idea that there are all these things software developers can't do -- it's just not true," said John O'Rourke, general manager of Microsoft's Windows Mobile unit said. "It's hard to imagine what huge breakthroughs [Google] is going to have." I've highlighted the key phrase in that sentence. That, in a nutshell, is why Microsoft continues to lose marketshare in everything from mobile device OS's to their gaming platform. They have no imagination. The Google phone will probably be a big hit, because Microsoft doubts its power.

To: Dan Fleuris who wrote (70528)	10/30/2007 4:02:42 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 213185

>>Microsoft executives question what impact Google will have. "The idea that there are all these things software developers can't do -- it's just not true," said John O'Rourke, general manager of Microsoft's Windows Mobile unit said. "It's hard to imagine what huge breakthroughs [Google] is going to have."<< Dan - Thanks for posting that article. The above response from Microsoft intrigued me. Hard to imagine? I think that paucity of imagination is Microsoft's biggest problem. - Allen