Journal #7, March 1

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/09/digitalbiz.mobileapps/index.html

Who put out the better applications? Is it Google or Apple? Facebook, Twitter, iBeer, iFish, these are all examples of these new applications for cell phones. The battle to control the world of mobile applications has been narrowed down to two competitors. Apple has made the iPhone one of the most desirable cell phones in the world. Apple has come to work with certain companies to help produce the most desirable applications. One of which is ScrollMotion and its Iceberg Reader application. They are trying to make the iPhone accessible to an e-book reading device. The applications that are being made by Apple are only accessible through the iPhone and iTouch. Thus making the need for these products even more.
Many experts consider Apple to be in the lead in this competition for the application world but ever since Google has come out with there operating system, Android, in 2007, it has been sneaking into the competition with Apple. Google’s philosophy when it comes to this process is “Provide the best and most extensive service you possibly can and people will love it... and then monetize it.” The more people that have Android, the more effective it is. The Android system is set to run on upcoming phones and with several networks.
But in the long run, who will eventually be the winner? Many experts think that the iPhone will not be able to keep up with all the new models that come out from the computer based phones. The world is becoming a mobile world. Everyone can carry their computer in their pocket. I agree with the experts; I think that the eventual winner of this war will be Google. The iPhone is cool and was really the first of its kind but Apple is not willing to make these applications accessible to anything but the iPhone or iTouch. This will in the end come back to hurt them. With the new computer based phones out their the war for applications will eventually end and I think the winner will be Google and its Android operating system will be the victor.

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http://news.cnet.com/most-iphone-applications-gathering-dust/