Comments on: Report: Motorola expanding Android team

Cell phone maker is apparently in the midst of dramatically expanding the size of its Android team, according to TechCrunch.

[Galaxy5]

Any interface has to be better than the abortion they shipped with the RAZR.

[joetesta70]

Google = OPEN
Apple = CLO$ED

Google will grab Apples 3% marketshare in 9-12 months topps as developers flee and OEMs come on board.

Think irrelevant.

[limefan913]

I'm really hoping that Verizon gets onboard with this. Sure the Dare has a nice interface, but lets face it. That phone won't ever see any updates or 3rd party software that isn't through VCast. Windows Mobile is the only standalone OS offered by Verizon, and it's a shame.

[maverick_nick]

Anybody who thinks that the difference between closed and open source means anything to regular consumers are smoking their socks. Apple and MS will always be up there, because their customers don't care about access to the source - they just want a good product.

[brian.lee]

For what it does Apple covers all the consumer bases. It doesn't have the email power a BlackBerry has but consumers don't need that... Consumers are more concerned about the iPhone being stable and that's what Apple is doing with the App Store... while I don't agree with this that's only because I want more business applications.

[samkass]

Motorola should just buy MontaVista or one of the other small embedded Linux development houses.

And as for the iPhone, as long as customers love it and buy it developers will keep developing for it. And it's a wonderful device, so I have no doubts it will continue to expand its market share at the expense of Windows Mobile.

[atish505]

Windows Mobile Sucks, Big TIme. Period. It is a useless platform.
G1 is a good start. But it could have been a lot better in terms of look and feel, features etc.

Hope other devices will fill int he missing blanks: Video recording, streaming videos over 3G, Interface to connect Laptop to 3g using the phone (HSDPA adapter), Corporate email sync, and others.