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Originally Posted by geozec
Sounds interesting, thanks. I haven't heard of the cloud yet, only of some Apple app that seems to to what you describe, gotta check that out.
I also have no doubt that there will be many god apps for Android, just wasn't sure if it is already time for me to change.
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"The Cloud" is IT slang for "out there in the network somewhere". Typically taken from IT training diagrams and planning documents where you detail out the local network at point A and point B, then just draw an amorphous "cloud" between them to indicate you are going across a bunch of network that you "don't care" about or don't have control over. This ranges from private leased circuits to The Internet.
As for why I love the G1... What can I say. I've been a HUGE fan of smartphones and PDAs for decades. I've used most everything from Palm OS, Wind Mo, Series 60, and a bunch of others. I haven't seen ANYTHING that is as easy and transparent for the end user to just pick up and DO. There's no need to connect to your PC, or wonder if you CAN connect to your computer if you have a Mac or Unix/Linux box.
The Android Market has a metric long tonne of applications that are both good and free.
The OS itself is going to be marketed on more hardware platforms than anything else I've seen, with the possible exception of Series 60 (and I wouldn't put money on that staying the same for the next 2 years).
There are crazy and innovative apps out there like Shop Savvy (OMG!!), and Parallel Kingdom. The OHSA (or Google, not sure which) has put up a HUGE sum of prize money for the top 10 developers of new and innovative applications (the Android Developer's Challenge, now completed) and is planning on doing so again.
This platform rocks, and it only going to rock harder as it matures.