Out of sync, out of pocket

Good post from Mobile Technology Today on the launch of Google Sync for the iPhone and Window’s

Mobile allowing interoperability with Google contacts and calendar. This is great news for phone users who are enamoured with Google’s numerous services and ease of use.

I wrote a short post a while back on interoperability but can’t overemphasise the importance of making new technology work together. The age of proprietary programmes, OS and devices is ending and companies that don’t get out of this rut will inevitably face trouble. But a lot of companies are still stuck in the ‘rut’ so to speak, still trying to make ‘Intel Inside’ work for them. Fortunately for us, if not for them, things have moved on and will only get better in this respect.

I have to praise Google and their army of open source evangelists, as they’re the most visible players working towards this goal. Android is taking-off rapidly and its clear that the more easily useable, cross-functional and intuitive companies make their software, the more successful they will be.

Mobile Tech Today
Google Brings Sync To the iPhone and Windows Mobile
http://www.mobile-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=64578