Comments on: Why I disagree with @Arrington about Droid

By: Jacob Godserv

Jacob Godserv — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:36 +0000

One thing the Android will have that the iPhone will never, ever have: the freedom of open-source development in an open-source language. The software can and will be improved over time by anyone who cares to help out. The iPhone, however, requires everyone wait on Apple to get to it.

I think this scenario is a lot like Linux: Linux started out clunky, difficult to use, and buggy. But people saw the potential, and continued to work on it. At first only the geeks who could work around the bugs and enjoyed solving problems in the software would use it. Then, Ubuntu Linux made it really easy to use.

I think Google's first efforts in the mobile OS industry are only the beginning. It's how quickly the software improves and how easily it can be improved that we ought to pay attention to.

By: Jacob Godserv

Jacob Godserv — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:36 +0000

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By: JP Kab

JP Kab — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:55:06 +0000

Scoble, you are making a comparison between applications from an immature development environment (Android) and an established one (App Store).

The Facebook and Twitter Apps being inferior for the Droid has nothing to do with the device itself, nor the Android operating system. I love my Iphone, but after playing with my brother's new Droid, I have to say I am very impressed with some of the finer touches in the device. What I'm most glad about it is that it will force Apple to improve the Iphone. For instance, my brother inputs my contact info and email, and the phone automatically imports my picture and info from his Facebook account. Why doesn't the Iphone do that?
The Maps navigation map is FANTASTIC! We're in the car, and he's got Pandora playing, and then the volume goes down periodically as turn by turn directions are broadcast.
The Android's apps suck right now, but that will change very quickly. I guarantee that with Verizon selling this thing, Facebook already has a team of developers working on a killer Android 2.0 App.
Essentially, you're last paragraph is correct, but you need to replace "Android device" with "Android applications."

By: Brett Robbins

Brett Robbins — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:42:01 +0000

The iPhone is better as a Twitter-using device, therefore it's a better phone period. Wow, how deep.

By: jamiethomson

jamiethomson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:38:08 +0000

Robert,
Plesae could you do me a favour and ask Steve Gillmor to publish the podcast feed in a format that can be understood by Zune. I'd love to listen to the podcast (I used to last summer before it started getting shifted about) but until it starts getting published ina format that my podcasting software understands then I'm unable to do it.

I suspect Steve will take a bit more notice of you than most.

thanks
Jamie