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Can Android Compete with BlackBerry, Windows Mobile in the Enterprise?
By: Don Reisinger
2009-07-08
Article Rating:    / 10
There are 12 user comments on this Mobile & Wireless story.
Can Android Compete with BlackBerry, Windows Mobile in the Enterprise? (
Page 1 of 2 ) NEWS ANALYSIS: Google is set to announce another Android-based smartphone, so it's time to consider Androids standing in the enterprise. Does Android have what it takes to beat out the competition from the likes of RIMs BlackBerry, the Palm Pre Web OS and Microsoft Windows Mobile?In an announcement that has put Microsoft, Research In Motion, Apple and the many other smartphone makers on notice,
the follow-up to the T-Mobile G1, the first Android-based device, is coming to
store shelves this summer.
Dubbed the myTouch 3G, the device will feature an improved Android operating
system, an affordable $199 price tag, and most importantly, it won't have the
slide-out keyboard found in the T-Mobile G1. That should help the device
fit more easily into pockets and compete on the same level as major players in
the market.
Although the T-Mobile G1 is one of the forgotten
competitors in the touch-screen smartphone space, it sold well. As of
this writing, T-Mobile has sold 1.5 million G1 units. It's not a stellar
number that would make Apple worry, but it's a fine showing from a device
that's on one of the least-popular carriers' networks. Given the success
of the G1, it's not beyond the realm of possibility to expect the myTouch 3G to
beat out its predecessor both on features and sales.
If that happens, should RIM and Microsoft be worried? Unlike Palm and
Apple, which only sell one smartphone to customers, RIM and Microsoft use their
software to sell multiple devices on multiple carriers. It's a strategy
that has helped the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile attract a respectable
following in the enterprise. Google, through the Open Handset Alliance
and its open-source Android platform, is taking aim at both RIM and
Microsoft. It doesn't expect Android-based phones to sell as well as the
iPhone and it doesn't really care if they don't. Instead, Google is
trying to create an operating system that can be on multiple devices from
multiple carriers to help solidify itself as the "go-to" platform in
the smartphone market.
It could happen. Recent reports have suggested Dell, Nokia, Motorola, Acer, and a slew of other vendors
are seriously considering releasing an Android-based phone. Those
companies see Android as an appealing alternative to Windows Mobile devices
that simply can't compete on any level with highly coveted products in the
space. For its part, Google contends that more than 20 Android-based smartphones will
be offered to customers by the end of 2009. It's a lofty
claim, given it only has one smartphone on store shelves now. But if we
consider its software, it's not such an outlandish hope. If companies are
trying to get into the smartphone market to compete with Apple in the consumer
side or RIM on the enterprise side, Android is simply the best platform to go
with.
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