<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[google_android - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>google_android - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:17:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/google_android/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon Droid: Big Deal? Or Just Another Late Arrival Rival?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/_This_Is_The_Phone_I_ve_Been_Waiting_For__Chicago.html">this woman</a>, who was in line at 3 a.m. this morning at a Verizon store in ord...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/11/06/google_android_phone_big_deal_or_ju/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242c7b44ad066cdcf6ff2c</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[apple]]></category><category><![CDATA[cellphones]]></category><category><![CDATA[google_android]]></category><category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/11/verizon-droid-thumb-640xauto-455730.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/11/verizon-droid-thumb-640xauto-455730.png" alt="Verizon Droid: Big Deal? Or Just Another Late Arrival Rival?"><p>According to <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/_This_Is_The_Phone_I_ve_Been_Waiting_For__Chicago.html">this woman</a>, who was in line at 3 a.m. this morning at a Verizon store in order to be the very first owner of a Motorola Droid phone in SF, this is "the phone [she's] been waiting for." </p>

<p>What do you think, dear readers? Certainly Apple deserves a worthy rival, but has the iPhone just been around too long and the market for apps just become such a monolothic thing to overcome that no competitor stands a chance for a while? Or do the iPhone and AT&amp;T's exclusive service still have enough snafus to open the market to competitors? </p>

<p>Despite the fact that it seems some days like half or three-quarters of this town owns an iPhone, we heard a figure last night that some 90% or more of the market still does not own a "smart phone" and the remains wide open. So let us know in the poll below. From what you've seen and heard, should Apple be worried?</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>