Episode 56 • • 1:06:58 - 1:08:59
56: 100 Billion Dollars!
Laptop Market Trends and the Google Android Phone
Gateway is offering full-featured 15-inch laptops for $599, challenging Apple's premium pricing in a down economy. Meanwhile, the first Google Android phone (T-Mobile G1) is criticized for poor battery life and hardware design, though its open-source operating system is praised for its potential. Android is seen as a possible "PC-like" competitor to the "Apple-like" closed ecosystem of the iPhone.