Who knows. But here's what I hope it means. I hope that it means that we might see some Android devices from Google/Motorola Mobility where the audio latency isn't a problem and where the hardware/software integration goes way beyond what we have now from the current Android devices. I hope it means a big step forward in Android hardware and makes mobile music software development in Android a lot more attractive to developers.
And for me personally it means I'll be waiting a while before I decide to buy a new Android device of any kind.
More 'wait and see' I'm afraid.
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good night nokia
Do you really think less audio latency on Android will be fixed by the acquisition? Moro designed the Xoom hand-in-hand with Google, tailoring the hardware to the Honeycomb OS. We all know the result of that.
Also, serious developers aren't flocking to Android as it is, and all the action on iOS is making it more and more entrenched as a mobile music platform.
Apple's GarageBand and Core MIDI inclusion on it's own demonstrates their dedication to creative software on the iPad, let alone all the third party hardware options available like the Alesis I/O dock, etc.
How is Motoogle going to offer a more attractive platform to anyone but Apple haters and developers who don't care about making money (i.e. not serious)?
Do you want more and more new and better software on an already existing awesome hardware platform, or just a new toy to fool around with?
"serious MUSIC developers aren't flocking to Android as it is"
There I fixed that for you.
An interesting read...
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/08/15/google-moves-android-from-a-playsforsure-strategy-to-zune-strategy/
As iOS consumers and developers we need good competition for Apple. This looks like a good move by Google.
J.
Thanks to whoever posted the 'roughly drafted' link, that was an excellent read.
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