i Could Be a Contenda - Motorola's Droid Smartphone Predicted to Give iPhone Stiff Competition

Silicon Valley is perpetually hyping the smartphone du jour that is supposed to sweep the iPhone into the dustbin. After a while one's eyes glaze. But Good Morning Silicon Valley's John Murrell thinks the Motorola Droid may be the real deal. "This," he says, "may be one contender that's not all talk."

What makes Droid any better than the rest of the pack? Murrell says the television commercial cleverly distinguishes Motorola's device from Apple's. If you haven't caught it, it goes like this:

"iDon't have a real keyboard. iDon't run simultaneous apps. iDon't take night shots. iDon't allow open development. iDon't customize. iDon't run widgets. iDon't have interchangeable batteries." — and finishes with a hard right: "Everything iDon't, Droid does."

Droid's underlying operating system? Google Android.

For details and informed rumors, read Motorola gives Apple a poke in the i, and for some other reviews and comments, read another Good Morning Silicon Valley blogger, Susan Steade, here.

RC