Google CEO says Mobile Computing is Magical

February 16, 2010 - By Justin E. Gehrke

February 16, 2010 – In a speech today at the World Mobile Congress (WMC), in Barcelona, Spain, Google’s Chief Executive Officer, Eric Schmidt, declared that mobile content has truly arrived. He also stated his belief that the rapid growth of the mobile phone industry has caused developers to shift their primary focus from developing for traditional desktop computers to developing for mobile platforms. According to a Reuters report, Schmidt told attendees from the telecommunications industry, “It’s the principle of mobile first.”

Adding that he is proud to be a part of it all, Schmidt also characterized the entire evolution from traditional to mobile computing as being “like magic.” To this end, he pointed out that users are now able to do things that, before, had not even occured to them. His remarks come on the heels of yesterday’s WMC presentation from Adobe, who announced that both a mobile version (AIR 2.0) and full version (Flash Player 10.1) have been made available to developers for integration into applications for Google’s smartphone platform, Android. Google also recently announced plans to remain free of carrier limitations by building their own high speed broadband network.

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(Source: Reuters International)