First of all, Google spent years perfecting Android, their mobile operating system (OS) for smart phones. In a very smart product development move, Google tested many versions of the Android OS on other phones such as the much hyped DROID by Motorola in an attempt to perfect it before they rolled out their own phone.
And it appears that strategy has worked very well. The graphic below shows the increasing popularity of the Android OS compared to its competition. As you can see, the survey of future smart phone buyers has shown a meteoric rise in the popularity of the Android OS, scoring even higher than RIMM's Blackberry OS.
It will be very interesting to see where this surge in popularity takes the Nexus One over the coming months. Many people question if the luster of Google's newest creation will tarnish with time. Apple's iPhone and RIM's Blackberry are available on multiple networks, while the Nexus One will only launch with T-Mobile initially.
I expect the other carriers to pick up the Google phone when the iPhone makes the jump to Verizon or T-Mobile in the coming months, giving it the opportunity to grow market share. In the meantime, check with your carrier to see when your current contract expires, because if you are in the market for a new smart phone, the Nexus One appears to be the Next Big Thing.
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