There has been grumbling about the lack of cell phone platforms available for Google’s Android OS. Perhaps it is because the cell phone platform was just a Beta test for Android.
Rumors about Android being targeted for Netbooks have been around for a while. Well, it’s not a rumor anymore. Android has been successfully loaded on an Asus Eee PC 1000H Netbook.
A low overhead, open source OS with the backing of the Google brand behind it. This could be bad news for Micosoft’s sales projections of Windows7 in the Netbook space. Consumers who are not comfortable with the current alternate of a LINUX based OS would feel more comfortable with a Google branded OS. (Yes, I know Android is LINUX based, but I’m talking marketing here, not the technical aspect.)
The fact that Google has made Android open source, means no OS licencing fee. The Microsoft licensing fee is a big cut into the profit margin of any netbook sold running XP, Vista or Windows7 in the future.
Add Chrome to the mix, Google’s browser, which many feel was designed more as a platform for cloud based applications than a general purpose browser and you have a platform that fullfills many of the basic functions that users have. Google has added the “offline” feature” to gmail and their calendar app. I expect tasks and Google docs to follow soon.
Here is a senario to consider, using your Android cell phone’s G3 connection as the Internet connection for your Android netbook. The Android to Android connection could be over Bluetooth, WiFi or even a USB cable.
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