I've just been reading this thred, and couldn't help myself to write a few lines...
@Agraham:
You just cant help show off and being pedantica at times, do you? But Hey! That the Andrew we know, RESPECT and love for the aditional asset it has become to this forum...
@ the rest of the mortals....
I have no experience in software development, expecially compared to some of you...
I have entered this comunity when B4Ppc still needed a "runner" in the device side to run the apps... And I develop for FUN, SELF-Gratification and SELF-Challenge...
My first PC was a Hard-Driveless PC1 from Olivetti, x86 processor...
So I went through DOS ( MS and DR), then came windows, wich was NOT an OS from scratch, and we needed to enter the "Win" command in the DOS prompt...
As stated by Andrew, There were Win1, 2, and 3... And If my Timeframe is correct, they went from 1 to 3 in the same year...
The Real windows OS became true with Win3.1, wich finally brought the "familiar" windows interface to live...
In the following 2 or 3 years, both uProcessor and OS ( read MS ), brought the PC industry from the Entrerprises Offices, to everybody's Houses, Introducin win95, win98 etc...
But is all common knowleage...
What I am trying to say is, Google becoming a Desktop OS develoer is NOT such a crazy Idea...
True, they have a long way to go...
True, The Adroid OS, as is, Is NOT perfect, Nor suited to run in a desktop...
True, people will not jump into a Google based OS...
But look at the Desktop Market...
Even Though MS has about 90% of it, there are still MAC irreductibles, and the LINUX comunity doesn cease to grow...
Why havent Linux become the main OS for desktops?
Because the first version of it took a computer expert to setup the system...
IF a Windows Like version Of linux were made available from the start, ( Yes, I knw they now have them..), maybe the OS industry would be different now...
Tha is what Android has best to offer at the moment...
It is much more versatile than MAC, or LINUX, better looking than Windows...AND IT ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 70% OF THE MOBILE DEVICES MARKET...
The door is open...wether if Google will go through it or not...I dont know...
But I do think it has become a real possability...