For me, Google reigns supreme when it comes to information. They're using that to the fullest right now in terms of integrating their usual services (that everyone knows and loves) fully into the Android platform. In the end, I wouldn't be surprised if that trumps everything for the behind-the-times folks (like me, who just joined the already-obsolete ranks of 3G with the low-end (possibly midrange? I dunno) Samsung Transform
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Think about it, Google's web services are already used by so many (even those who swear by Apple). There is nothing analogous that Apple offers to anyone who is not already invested in Apple hardware. And for the mobile platform, the hardware doesn't seem to be as much of a factor as it is when it comes to PCs. Google, by making their services free, has ensured a ready and waiting customer base to tap into - use our phone and you an seamlessly integrate all your current productivity apps into your phone. Apple has this too of course (as does MS), but the difference is that Google is far more universal than either of those since it's hardware independent.
And all this,
without locking down their hardware and software. I'm far from an expert in these matters, and as a relative layperson in IT matters, it seems brilliantly played I would think.
Google seems to have spent all this time quietly building up a near-monopoly when it comes to information intensive services. Hell, the people I know with iPhones still use Google maps for navigation or searching for businesses, etc.
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