"I think the iPod is actually in a differently realm in this battle. MP3 players really don't have much to distinguish them (especially in terms of software). With the smartphone market, I think the touch-screen phone has basically reached maturity with the hardware. There will be some advances in hardware, but ultimately now it comes down to who offers and adapts best with the software platform. Apple I think is not forecasting that all phones apps are essentially going to be online-based (and not coded in a phone-specific language). Apple uses C, Android uses Java. Which is more suited to web-based programming? ... in the next 3 years there is really no reason why you should have to download a Facebook app for your specific phone. You should simple go to m.facebook.com and utilise all the features of the app, but directly on the website. Apple will own the market for the next few years, but de-centralised systems always win."
- Nathan Waters
"Android is like Windows here. iPhone is the Mac. I mean already the Android has overtaken Windows Mobile, so the fact that it's open source doesn't mean it's like Linux in this battle. Android is freely available for any mobile manufacturer to use and multiple manufacturers have opted to use the platform, and each will market their own phones to specific markets. Meanwhile the iPhone is one single hardware with one single platform, with one single marketing method/market."
- Nathan Waters