Google unveiled its G1 on September 23rd, powered by its open-source Android technology. Is it a match for the iPhone and what does this new entry mean in the war of the smartphones? BNN discusses this announcement with our CEO, Alykhan Jetha.
Checkout the interview here.
A 5 minute, 17 second clip from the Business Network News (BNN) interview with Alykhan Jetha (AJ), CEO of Marketcircle, on 23 September 2008. AJ discussus Apple’s iPhone and Google’s G1 phone with BNN hosts, Kim Parlee and Andrew Bell. For the entire show, please visit this link.
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Ralph says:
Excellent Interview. I think you hit on the most relevant points, in a thoughtful way.
AJ says:
@Ralph – Thanks. There are even more issues with the Android’s multi-vendor approach, but I didn’t have the time to cover them. For example the G1 can’t do multi-touch but the Android API allows it. As a software developer, how am I supposed to work around issues like that? – The only way is to code to the lowest common denominator — which, in the end, means not much innovation going to happen there.
Terri Zeh Jacobson says:
Wow, nice interview AJ!
It’s super-hard to convey key points in the sound-bite time they give you!
Laurence Petersik says:
I have had the iPhone 3g and iPhone 3gs, and I now have a Gallaxy S. So far its been ok, I like that fact that the phone isnt locked down like the iphone is. The only issue are the games. This needs improving if Android wants to really compete with Apple.