You know, with all this talk of the iPhone and Verizon, I’ve been neglecting a certain smart phone that is actually gaining popularity and giving Apple a run for its money. The Droid, powered by Google, is gaining a lot of attention and taking a decent part of the smart phone market. So, this looks like it could turn into a two horse race; Apple’s iPhone vs. the Droid.
Ben Kunz posted an article on the Business Week website where he details what he calls the “splinternet.” Basically, all the mobile devices that are flooding the market each have their own applications that are not real compatible with other devices. Kunz mentions the iPod and the Droid phone along with Amazon’s Kindle reader. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could have one device that would work in conjunction with other operating systems. I love technology, but we as consumers need to start figuring out what we want and what we will tolerate. Do you want to have 5 different devices just so you can take advantage of the internet?