Eric Eldon, Editor, Digital Media, VentureBeat

Android Market, Google’s Response to Apple’s App Store

August 29, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Mobile software operating system Android is coming soon, at least on one device–and that device will have a way for third-party applications to get access to users. The Google-led software initiative will offer a service called Android Market, a way to find, maybe purchase and download third-party applications (and maybe other content?). This is like what Apple’s App Store is for the iPhone and iPod. But there are some differences, according to the Android team post about it today.

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