Looking Good
"I think it looks like a fantastic upgrade," enthused waitingmp in the comments on TechRadar's "Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Everything You Need to Know," for example.
Similarly, "WOW! Android 4.0 ICS looks incredible," agreed bradavon. "It'll give iOS5 a serious run for its money. I'm so excited about this."
News that the source code for the platform will soon be made available only fanned the flames of excitement, so Linux Girl knew she needed to take the topic to the streets of the blogosphere for some more insight.
Android is great, yes -- but what is it, exactly, that's so exciting about this new version?
Ready to Finish Off iOS?
"Android 4 is a really big deal," blogger Robert Pogson told Linux Girl.
"All the manufacturers who delayed tablets will now rush to market in time for Christmas," Pogson explained. "All the manufacturers who hacked 2.2 to run on tablets will now be able to produce a single app to run anywhere, including, eventually, desktops. With the rate of uptake of Android/Linux, ICS will catch the wave and finish off iOS on tablets as well as smartphones."
Indeed, it's "nice to see Android leapfrog iOS again," consultant andSlashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed. " I had seen a few Android features in the last iOS release and was wondering what Android would do to top that."
Another thing that makes Ice Cream Sandwich "huge," meanwhile, "is that it is out a year ahead of '8,'" Pogson added. "There will be no way M$ can throttle the growth."
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