Comments on: Droid so far http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far Things are only impossible until they're not. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kevin Chiu http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far/comment-page-1#comment-648 Kevin Chiu Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:08:29 +0000 http://kevinchiu.org/?p=1227#comment-648 @James Landay Android 2.0 is now available for the G1 - http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/14/android-2-0-source-released-already-ported-to-the-g1/ @James Landay

Android 2.0 is now available for the G1 – http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/14/android-2-0-source-released-already-ported-to-the-g1/

]]> By: Kevin Chiu http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far/comment-page-1#comment-645 Kevin Chiu Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:18:07 +0000 http://kevinchiu.org/?p=1227#comment-645 @James Landay I don't think you can upgrade your G1 unless you're willing to install the unoptimized SDK version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijAgr7v8Mo @James Landay

I don’t think you can upgrade your G1 unless you’re willing to install the unoptimized SDK version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijAgr7v8Mo

]]> By: Kevin http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far/comment-page-1#comment-643 Kevin Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:03 +0000 http://kevinchiu.org/?p=1227#comment-643 Keywords here: "for starters" Keywords here: “for starters”

]]> By: James Landay http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far/comment-page-1#comment-642 James Landay Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:31 +0000 http://kevinchiu.org/?p=1227#comment-642 I'm really surprised you don't have larger complaints about the UI than consistency of the colors... what grade did I give you? :) Really, is it that improved over Android 1? I need to get ahold of one or can I upgrade my G1 yet? I’m really surprised you don’t have larger complaints about the UI than consistency of the colors… what grade did I give you? :) Really, is it that improved over Android 1? I need to get ahold of one or can I upgrade my G1 yet?

]]> By: Kevin Chiu http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far/comment-page-1#comment-641 Kevin Chiu Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:03:33 +0000 http://kevinchiu.org/?p=1227#comment-641 Yes, but I think companies are realizing that Android marketshare is a growing minority that will be difficult to ignore in the near future. Looking among my current iPhone apps, I note that Evernote and Dropbox Android apps are in the pipeline. "Devices running on Android accounted for 17% of U.S. smartphone traffic, up from 13% in August." http://www.ismashphone.com/2009/10/admob-mobile-metrics-report-for-september-android-share-is-growing.html Yes, but I think companies are realizing that Android marketshare is a growing minority that will be difficult to ignore in the near future. Looking among my current iPhone apps, I note that Evernote and Dropbox Android apps are in the pipeline.

“Devices running on Android accounted for 17% of U.S. smartphone traffic, up from 13% in August.”

http://www.ismashphone.com/2009/10/admob-mobile-metrics-report-for-september-android-share-is-growing.html

]]> By: K http://kevinchiu.org/archives/droid-so-far/comment-page-1#comment-640 K Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:29:19 +0000 http://kevinchiu.org/?p=1227#comment-640 I suspect point #5 on the 'things you dont like' will be a big hurdle in preventing Droid from becoming popular. Apple has too much of the mindshare already I suspect point #5 on the ‘things you dont like’ will be a big hurdle in preventing Droid from becoming popular. Apple has too much of the mindshare already

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