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Wednesday, 09/15/2010 2:35:56 AM

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:35:56 AM

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Excellent question.

Because nobody knows which hardware manufacturer will make what it runs on and what carrier overlays and network restrictions and software will be placed on it, the answer is a resounding "NO!"

The manufacturer has first whack at defining what Android will be able to do by building a device with certain feature sets. The possibilities are endless, and the more complex the combinations become, the more they have to be curtailed by either the carrier or the user to conserve bandwidth and power.

That's why you see hardware that can do tethering and carriers that prohibit it and apps that can't be shut down without app killers, extremely poor battery life, Bing-only, Carriers starting their own app stores. Then there's the virtual vs physical keyboard, large low-rez screens, poorly implemented flash, on and on.

All the different versions of Android each have their own lists of can and can't do, creating such a mishmash of hardware and software that a consumer will never have the same experience twice with Android phones.

Android phones are subject to the limitations of the lowest common denominator in a very long equation. This will ultimately be good for Apple and those of us who have invested in the company.

The uniform and controlled yet cutting-edge experience on iPhones and all Apple products will eventually prove to be their most attractive feature. I think Face-Time will bring it home to a lot of people once it's implemented on Macs & iPads, especially when compared to Skype and the other video chat competitors.

I'm starting to get excited all over again about the possibilities this stock holds for the future.
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