Jun 16 2010

What Google’s Android Looked Like Before And After The Launch of iPhone

How influenced was Google by Apple’s iPhone?

Before:

Techboy, June 16, 2010

They are different form factors (hardware) so not a good comparison. Plus Android is the software and the 2nd shot shows the HTC skin (a customised version of Android).
- admin, June 16, 2010
  
  Yup. What you can see from these pictures is that Google was imitating RIM before -- probably because they're the market leader. And now it's imitating Apple -- probably because it's the innovation leader.
  - Techboy, June 16, 2010
    
    Also interesting how Apple is built on top of Linux. Not many people mention that when they say that Windows, etc. is a copy of Apple :-) In short, everybody copies (by copies I mean takes ideas from) everybody else - and competition is good!
    - admin, June 23, 2010
      
      Fair point.
Justin M., June 16, 2010

Should probably compare it with stock android, not HTC Sense. ie. http://www.unwiredview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Motorola-Droid-Verizon-Friday.JPG