To say Android’s popular among consumers is like saying Godzilla’s a lizard. It’s a question of degree. More than 500,000 new Android devices were being activated daily, and the number was growing at 4.4 percent week over week, Google’s Andy Rubin tweeted in late June. comScore’s figures show that for the three-month period ending in May, Android was the leading mobile platform in the United States, with 38 percent of the market. However, Android is facing considerable legal problems, and that might slow down its surge somewhat.
In the early 80's, Lotus dominated the spreadsheet market. When Microsoft incorporated Lotus' multi-level "slash" menu system into MultiPlan, Lotus threatened to sue - so Microsoft switched to using the Alt menus we've all used for the past 3 decades.
Hope the lawsuits work as well for these clowns as it did for Lotus.
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The Future of Android, Part 1: The Legal Squeeze
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 2, 2011 05:00 AMTo say Android’s popular among consumers is like saying Godzilla’s a lizard. It’s a question of degree. More than 500,000 new Android devices were being activated daily, and the number was growing at 4.4 percent week over week, Google’s Andy Rubin tweeted in late June. comScore’s figures show that for the three-month period ending in May, Android was the leading mobile platform in the United States, with 38 percent of the market. However, Android is facing considerable legal problems, and that might slow down its surge somewhat.
Hope the lawsuits work as well for these clowns as it did for Lotus.