2009 - The Coming Android Explosion
With an Australian Android handset and several Chinese Android phones set for release towards the end of this year and into 2009, I think it’s safe to say we’re looking at an incredible increase in global Android market penetration, particularly in Asian markets.
The concurrent announcement from China Mobile that they will be opening a Chinese “app store” means that not only are Asian and other global markets likely to be flooded with homegrown handsets, but, at least in China, there will also be a telco support system and application distribution mechanism ready to roll when these devices hit the market.
For those of us waiting for an affordable, unlocked Android handset it’s looking like early 2009 will be the time to buy, pending CECT and other gray-market Chinese manufacturers coming up with something sooner.
If anyone has any information about Android running on the current breed of clone phones, please shoot me an e-mail or leave a comment.
