Apple Iphone vs Google PhoneRumors of a so-called Google phone are getting stronger every day.
In a move likely to kick off an intense debate about the future shape of the cellphone industry, Google wants to make it easier for cellphone customers to get a variety of extra services on their phones -- from maps to social-networking features to video-sharing. To get its way, however, the search giant will have to overcome resistance from wireless carriers and deal with potentially thorny security and privacy issues.
If any company could steal some of the thunder from Apple's iPhone for a moment, it's Google.
But truly, Apple's strategy with its iPhone looks much the same. The starting point is an absolutely beautiful and easy to use phone; step two, expected early next year, is an open environment for developers to build new applications for the iPhone.
Google and Apple have a lot to offer cell phone users, including great new devices, better user interfaces and a break on the lock service providers have on the marketplace, affecting issues ranging from pricing to innovation.
But will small business users jump to the iPhone or "gPhone"?
If you're a communications-heavy business, it might be hard to resist the new capabilities and better user experience such phones represent.
But the iPhone is anything but cheap, and the Google Phone is likely to be driven by advertising, which could change how we deal with our phones.
Beyond that, if all you need is occasional on-the-go calling, cheap carrier-provided cell phones will continue to do the trick.
What do you think? Are you excited about today's iPhone and tomorrow's Google Phone? Let us know what you think.
Source: http://www.smartbiz.com/article/articleview/2300/1/62
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