John Gruber at Daring Fireball makes a comment on the rumors of a completely gesture based family of devices (full article at http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/01/12/gestures-home-buttons).
Apple devices had success for marketing ad usability more than for theri hardware.
I don’t think that is so useful for the most part (business or not) user to have a gestures not as an option but as the only way of using the device.
Gina Trapani at Smarterware reports that John Gruber at Apple gives some hints on how Android can become a real option to the Iphone (full story at http://smarterware.org/2862/one-way-android-can-become-viable).
On a technical point of view I agree on indications given, but, please, remember that is not only a problem of “techiness”.
Is mainly a problem of business approach: people in the world like the Iphone because represents something more than a phone, it’s a trend (but yes it’s good and lovely to use it).
People love IPhone at the point that they could not care less (or opt out for another phone) for a telephone without mms for more than a year. And after Iphone 3gs has been released they will continue to choose Iphone.
Seems to me that people at big G are thinking of applying the same strategy (means philosophy) that worked well for everything at Google also to mobile approach: sorry, but I think is not the way (or at least is not completely) that will drive Android to success.
Technology is an enabler, but, in this case is only a part of the game.
This comment as a post also at http://smarterware.org/2862/one-way-android-can-become-viable/comment-page-1#comment-878
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