This is a fascinating post on the Google Blog:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-patents-attack-android.html
Apparently Android has posed a threat great enough for the Patent Wars to
begin.
IMHO, Android is so different from iPhone that it creates a new market, not
an attack on iPhone .. so Apple should chill.
Why different? The iPhone is for folks who want a stable, evolving,
predictable phone and software base which spans from iTV, iPhone, iPad,
iPod, and Lion OS. Android is the innovative market for people wanting each
cellular provider to put its own stamp on the user experience, and to
integrate with Google, not OSs and devices. The Android market wants to be
broader in cost and market demographic.
But anyway, interesting read from Google.
-- Owen
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