Comments on: Android is the Wii for the real world http://outsidetheherd.com/2008/09/23/android-is-the-wii-for-the-real-world/ Trendspotting innovations and disruptions from an outsider's perspective Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:11:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: FN http://outsidetheherd.com/2008/09/23/android-is-the-wii-for-the-real-world/#comment-7 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:39:52 +0000 http://outsidetheherd.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-7 Hmmmm, I think a better analogy would be “Android is like the PS4″ since the iPhone already does a lot of this (and has 30% smartphone market share plus 75% of US mobile web traffic).

The App Store is the biggest revolution of the iPhone. Basically ATT has given control of the “deck” to Apple and in turn Apple has made it dramatically easier to get applications on the phone. There are still some rules (e.g. no porn, nothing illegal, etc.). The iPhone API allows access to almost all the features of the phone. Think about this, it used to take several years to get on the deck and even then only the top 5-ish positions mattered. Now anyone can get on for $5K and folks like KPCB are investing in these things. 99% of these app developers aren’t businesses in the traditional sense, but they are a great way to “hire” developers.

If Android were released 2 years ago it would be eye-popping and jaw-dropping. As is, it’s a “me too” iPhone (maybe).

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