Seems like the talk of the town these days revolved either around the topic of Google remaining days in China and it’s straining relationship with Apple Inc. The latter issue has been kicked into overdrive since the debut of Nexus this month. All eyes have been on whether the new device will stand up to the challenge posed by the seemingly invincible Iphone. For now, it seems that that Apple has the upper hand and Google appears to be struggling with their new found retail business. By building its own device, Google has risked to damage its alliance (OHA) with other handset makers. Motorola, for one having put all their bets in Android is hoping that this will be a game changer for them and Nexus it seem may threaten this desperate effort to revive their waning mobile business.
Having viewed the demo online for Nexus one, I can say that it has size up to Iphone considerably well. Nexus has in fact outweighed Iphone in several hardware specifications and the only thing lacking is the availability of apps in its online shop. All said, Google do not need hands down victory over Iphone and Nexus is just a mere demonstration to the world what Android is capable of.
Both Iphone and Nexus come at a hefty price tag and despite of all the excitement Iphone gathers in North America and Europe, it does not appear to garner the same popularity countries like Japan, China, Indonesia etc. for numerous reasons – Apple for all it is, is just not able to reach out to the whole world. The OHA may therefore prove to be the wining hand for Google. The success of the alliance the use of android in a bigger variety of devices that will suit various markets and it is the adoption rate of Android that will matters to Google growing cloud business. It remains to be seen see how confidence can be imbued back to the shaken alliance……
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