What Google’s Android Looked Like Before And After The Launch of iPhone
16 Jun
How influenced was Google by Apple’s iPhone?
Before:
via: Google Android Prototype In the Wild.
After:
via Engadget
I read about the comparison on Gruber’s site.
16 Jun
How influenced was Google by Apple’s iPhone?
via: Google Android Prototype In the Wild.
via Engadget
I read about the comparison on Gruber’s site.
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).
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.
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!
Fair point.
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