The G1 & Security: A Paradox in Play?

October 22, 2008

The arrival Wednesday of the T-Mobile G1, the first Android smartphone, marks the debut of the most open mobile operating system yet.

Android’s creators – the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), Google and T-Mobile – have pledged to fully support third-party application development, promising no one will dictate what users can download to the G1, or what developers can upload to the Android Market storefront.

Such openness is aimed at advancing mobile applications, fostering innovative services and, of course, becoming the ‘game changer’ in a competitive and crowded smartphone market.

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), handset maker HTC and T-Mobile have essentially squared off against leading smartphone players, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIM), to grab market share and user adoration.