(Replying to myself because I don't have time to wait for a stupid AI to give me a reply link.)
If it's true that most future phones will be so much like the iPhone hardware that the differences in software design are moot... Why is Google trying to proclaim that being able to run on all kinds of hardware is some sort of great advantage?
This is a rhetorical question, BTW. I don't think that Google is being stupid. I think they know what they're doing, and if I were their PR guy I'd probably say the same thing. But I'm not, so I can afford to chuckle out loud. :)
One thing to remember about Google is that their core business is promotion. It doesn't matter, ultimately, if a fight promoter's boxers win or lose. What matters is that they fill the arena and the promoter gets a big cut of the ticket sales. If Google gets a piece of the action every time some poor hardware company puts out an "iPhone killer", that will be a "scalable business".
If it's true that most future phones will be so much like the iPhone hardware that the differences in software design are moot... Why is Google trying to proclaim that being able to run on all kinds of hardware is some sort of great advantage?
This is a rhetorical question, BTW. I don't think that Google is being stupid. I think they know what they're doing, and if I were their PR guy I'd probably say the same thing. But I'm not, so I can afford to chuckle out loud. :)
One thing to remember about Google is that their core business is promotion. It doesn't matter, ultimately, if a fight promoter's boxers win or lose. What matters is that they fill the arena and the promoter gets a big cut of the ticket sales. If Google gets a piece of the action every time some poor hardware company puts out an "iPhone killer", that will be a "scalable business".