2008-06-16 20:00:02
Phone makers who adopt Google's Android platform may see a 20 percent drop in manufacturing costs just from saving on software costs, according to Android's co-founder. Andy Rubin, who is also Google's director of mobile platforms, told the press Monday that software costs represent about 20 percent of a phone's manufacturing costs, so a manufacturer would theoretically save on that by adopting the free and open source Android platform. 

---

This particular article has been collected via RSS syndication. We apologize if it's too brief.
If You wish to publish articles on LinuxStreet.net please contact us.