Google Android

Executive Summary

Android: Overview

Android: Key Features

• Number and Quality of Mobile Services
• Open vs. Controlled Access
• Sharing Data between Applications
• Event-triggered Applications
• Changing Resources used to Fulfil User Intentions
• Location Manger API
• XMPP Service API
• Notification Manager API
• Task Management
• Map View
• Browser View

Analysis

• Enabling the Mobile Internet
• Android' s Primary Goal
• Divergent Paths
• Lack of Progress: Frustration
• Incremental Progress
• Major Progress
• USA vs. Europe

• Competing with Free
  • Software
  • Services

• Taking Mobile Content Services to a New Level
• Adoption Process
• Benchmarking J2ME
• Main Adoption Barriers

• Google' s Spectrum Aspirations
• Rationale
• New Distribution Options

Appendix: Google' s Strategy

• Founding Ethos
• Strategic Focus