Monday, June 23, 2008
More Delays Reported for Android…Depending How One Counts
byThere seems to be no hiding this story today. The short of it…Google is experiencing some delays with its roll out of Android and the first devices that will support it. Google had stated earlier this year that the first Android phone would ship in the second half of 2008. Today’s report from the Wall Street Journal reported a slow down which quickly down spiraled to reports of delay and “A Blow to Google’s Mobile Ambitions”. The apparent frenzy around the story appears to be short lived as more blogs are now clarifying the state of Android and restating that late Q4 still falls within the second half of 2008 where Google predicted devices would first emerge. As far as Google is concerned ”We remain on schedule to deliver the first Android-based handset in the second half of 2008 and we’re very excited to see the momentum continuing to build behind the Android platform among carriers, handset manufacturers, developers and consumers.”
After the dust settles, we’ll still be talking about an Android phone releasing this year and developers will still be cranking out a billion lines of Java code in preparation for a truly stunning new mobile platform.
Now, looking at the number of people that reported or commented on this story, it seems that Google has an opportunity to leak word of complications and delay right up to the launch in December (or whatever “late Q4” means to you). In the end, the buzz around Android appears to be increasing and it looks to be well on its way to making a big splash in the mobile space…later this year. ;)
