| By Maureen O'Gara |
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| June 24, 2008 04:15 PM EDT |
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Android, due in the second half, could reportedly be delayed until Q4 or maybe even next year, according to the tale the Wall Street Journal tells, a situation that opens up a can of worms for Google.
Google has to prove that it’s more than a one-trick pony and that it can deliver something other than beta software.
The paper says Google is so absorbed with getting a T-Mobile Android phone out in Q4 that Sprint Nextel and China Mobile have fallen by the wayside.
Sprint may drop out to do a 4G phone and China Mobile is having trouble translating Android into Chinese.
And handset makers’ efforts to customize the widgetry for carriers is taking longer than expected; there seems to be some difficulty integrating carrier-branded service into the thing alongside Google’s apps.
The Journal also says that Android isn’t getting backing from the mobile ISV because the platform isn’t stable – Google is constantly revising it – and Apple’s iPhone is easier to develop for.
About Maureen O'Gara
Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025.
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