Comments on: Android on Netbooks Heats Up: Are Apps the Tipping Point? http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/15/android-on-netbooks-heats-up-are-apps-the-tipping-point/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Clayton http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/15/android-on-netbooks-heats-up-are-apps-the-tipping-point/#comment-61415 Clayton Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:12:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37847#comment-61415 James, IF Google shows the same power to attract developers than Apple... we might have a game changer, after all. The whole concept of an "App Store", the (almost-)"always-connected" paradigm and the combination of an easy to use GUI with a good price-tag are the factors that have never been combined before. And this could be a real challenger to the Wintel world. Unless... Intel and Microsoft are able to make the Wintel so portable and cheap that an option is not necessary. So, the question might be: are they ready to kill their cash-cow? James,

IF Google shows the same power to attract developers than Apple… we might have a game changer, after all. The whole concept of an “App Store”, the (almost-)”always-connected” paradigm and the combination of an easy to use GUI with a good price-tag are the factors that have never been combined before. And this could be a real challenger to the Wintel world. Unless… Intel and Microsoft are able to make the Wintel so portable and cheap that an option is not necessary. So, the question might be: are they ready to kill their cash-cow?

]]> By: turn.self.off http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/15/android-on-netbooks-heats-up-are-apps-the-tipping-point/#comment-61374 turn.self.off Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:58:48 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37847#comment-61374 the trick is to make the gui screen size independent, beyond that the diff will be mostly computing power. the trick is to make the gui screen size independent, beyond that the diff will be mostly computing power.

]]> By: Jasen http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/15/android-on-netbooks-heats-up-are-apps-the-tipping-point/#comment-61358 Jasen Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:38:48 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37847#comment-61358 This will definitely be a boon for the App Market. That's one gripe I had with my G1 as compared to iPhones App Store. While most of those apps will be designed not for a smartphone but for the smartbook, raised interest in the Android OS can't hurt. I wonder what kind of splintering that will do to the marketplace and if you will see a clear division between apps meant for the netbook/smartbook realm, and ones meant for the smartphone. This will definitely be a boon for the App Market. That’s one gripe I had with my G1 as compared to iPhones App Store. While most of those apps will be designed not for a smartphone but for the smartbook, raised interest in the Android OS can’t hurt. I wonder what kind of splintering that will do to the marketplace and if you will see a clear division between apps meant for the netbook/smartbook realm, and ones meant for the smartphone.

]]> By: scoobie http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/15/android-on-netbooks-heats-up-are-apps-the-tipping-point/#comment-61357 scoobie Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:38:23 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37847#comment-61357 I think apps are totally the tipping point for android phones. Interestingly though I suspect the majority of users don't use apps (jsut a guess) but they create a buzz, or seem to have at least on the iphone. Apps combined with great user interfaces are what's required I think apps are totally the tipping point for android phones. Interestingly though I suspect the majority of users don’t use apps (jsut a guess) but they create a buzz, or seem to have at least on the iphone. Apps combined with great user interfaces are what’s required

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