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The best quote I have seen about Google’s mobile initiative comes from Forrester Analyst Charles Golvin through GigaOM

The impact is broad across all players in the mobile environment, driving innovative developers to craft new applications that leverage both the mobile networks and the Internet, and helping to change the way consumers behave when on the go. Google is far from the only beneficiary, as competitors like Yahoo (YHOO) and even Microsoft (MSFT) stand to benefit should they embrace this approach; the impact will build slowly over time as initially the devices using this platform will form a very small percentage of the market.

I would extend the same quote to Google’s Open Social initiative too. We are seeing pundits wondering about the lack of any open social apps or user experience. In order to really feel the impact of open social, we may have to wait for quite a long time. It will slowly build over various social networks and eventually into the user’s psyche.

PS: Please don’t get me wrong on my posts. I am not supportive of any of Google’s business strategies. I am only supporting their efforts to open up both the social networking world and the mobile world. These two strategies are going to be the first step towards achieving a future based on open standards.