Comments on: Will HTC Dream Be Popular As iPhone ? http://www.livecrunch.com/2008/09/18/will-htc-dream-be-popular-as-iphone/ Your Daily Techology News, Tutorials and How To's Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:29:48 -0700 hourly 1 By: Ed Roberts http://www.livecrunch.com/2008/09/18/will-htc-dream-be-popular-as-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-20540 Ed Roberts Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:34:07 +0000 http://www.livecrunch.com/?p=965#comment-20540 No single phone will be an iPhone killer. Apple has too much of a cult following to be outdone. That said, Android is going to change the game over the next few years, not a specific hardware device. The wealth of applications is a plus, but the ability for Google to leverage it's ad network to deliver proximity advertising to you is the game changer. Eventually, this advertising pays for your phone... your service, etc. Mobile web expectations and VoIP on Andriod will make WiMax and next gen networks more important as data becomes of primary importance. No single phone will be an iPhone killer. Apple has too much of a cult following to be outdone.

That said, Android is going to change the game over the next few years, not a specific hardware device. The wealth of applications is a plus, but the ability for Google to leverage it’s ad network to deliver proximity advertising to you is the game changer. Eventually, this advertising pays for your phone… your service, etc. Mobile web expectations and VoIP on Andriod will make WiMax and next gen networks more important as data becomes of primary importance.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.livecrunch.com/2008/09/18/will-htc-dream-be-popular-as-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-20365 Geoff Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:29:46 +0000 http://www.livecrunch.com/?p=965#comment-20365 I've never used a smart phone before Apple joined the fray and I've been very happy with the user experience - warts and all. If the user experience on an Android phone is not up to the bar set by Apple then there will have to be some other great differentiator to make me want to switch. I have no clue what that could be. I’ve never used a smart phone before Apple joined the fray and I’ve been very happy with the user experience – warts and all. If the user experience on an Android phone is not up to the bar set by Apple then there will have to be some other great differentiator to make me want to switch. I have no clue what that could be.

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