How Android Changes the Competitive Landscape for Handset Manufacturers

Inspired by article: blogs.forbes.com/ciocentral/2010/11/12/android-%E2%80%93-a-tactical-friend-and-a-strategic-enemy/

1. Cycle time from the time Google releases a new version of Android to the time handset manufacturers release handsets is getting shorter and shorter
2. Manufacturers will increasingly find it difficult to compete on "time to market"
3. Instead, they will have to find other points of differentiation, such as industrial design, build quality, ergonomics etc.