Soul Brothers: Samsung and Android - 2 Sep 2010 - by gins

At the end of August I wrote about the ascendancy of Android, focusing on handset vendors, mobile operators, and application developers. Samsung's recent successes confirm this trend. Today, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab, possibly the most competitive tablet to the iPad. Looking at the hardware specs alone, it surpasses the iPad in many ways and is quite compelling for those not locked into the icosystem. At least for the moment, Samsung and Android truly are soul brothers.

And recently, Bloomberg took a comprehensive look at Samsung's goals, including topping $400B in revenue by 2020. Yes, that's 400 with a 'B'. Intelligently, they pin their future to the likes of Apple, Google, and Facebook, riding the crest of the smartphone wave and the digitization of the home. And I'll admit, that after Apple, I've probably got more Samsung gear around the house than that by any other vendor. Here in the Valley that says a lot.