http://www.steamd.net/2008/06/iphone-fortune-cookies.html Rants, raves, and other geeky nonsense Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:38:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.steamd.net/2008/06/iphone-fortune-cookies.html#comment-20 Jeff Whitfield Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:34:27 +0000 http://www.steamd.net/?p=90#comment-20 <p>Don Reisinger of CNet made an <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9975112-17.html" rel="nofollow">interesting post regarding Google Android</a>. His take: "I'll believe it when I see it". He does make some very valid points though. Funny thing is that this is exactly the same sort of stuff that many of the companies who distribute Linux have received: 1) You need to differentiate yourself from the competition, 2) You're products are kinda wonky, 3) You need to learn something about the industry, and 4) You need to find ways to create revenue with this business model. Eight years ago no one believed that Redhat, Novell, SuSE, and others would ever survive, but these companies have managed to survive and offer ways of monetizing on open-source software. Google in many ways has been doing the same thing. The problem is though is that they're moving into undiscovered territory with Android. How successful this venture will be remains to be seen.</p> Don Reisinger of CNet made an interesting post regarding Google Android. His take: “I’ll believe it when I see it”. He does make some very valid points though. Funny thing is that this is exactly the same sort of stuff that many of the companies who distribute Linux have received: 1) You need to differentiate yourself from the competition, 2) You’re products are kinda wonky, 3) You need to learn something about the industry, and 4) You need to find ways to create revenue with this business model. Eight years ago no one believed that Redhat, Novell, SuSE, and others would ever survive, but these companies have managed to survive and offer ways of monetizing on open-source software. Google in many ways has been doing the same thing. The problem is though is that they’re moving into undiscovered territory with Android. How successful this venture will be remains to be seen.

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