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Originally Posted by SolRaven
After playing with a friend's Droid and really checking out what it can do, I was impressed. I also liked that Android is open source. It may not have the most apps now, but opening it up gives it the most opportunity to grow in spades.
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Well, the biggest attraction for Android
was the open source part, as it meant that any device maker could grab it as use it as the OS for whatever they were brewing, with no licensing fees or obligations. A whole lot of outfits did. The fact that it's modular, and manufacturers can include just the parts needed to support what they intend to offer also helps, and while it was originally meant for smartphones, there's no reason what it powers has to be a smartphone. We're seeing Android powered tablets and netbooks in the pipeline.
But there's a healthy app developer ecosystem as well, and I expect that to grow by leaps and bounds. There are several ebook reader apps for Android, for example, including at least one open source offering that looks capable.
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Dennis