Anyone expecting the Google mobile operating system to change the market as Apple’s iPhone has by the past year will probably be disappointed — for now.

Industry insiders who have worked on Google’s Android system say it will struggle in the near term to match the consumer enthusiasm generated by the iPhone, which redefined the touch-screen phone market and greatly improved mobile Web surfing.

Instead, Google sees Android as an open source platform for designing mobile devices and

says it will energize innovation by allowing outside software developers to tinker with the system and create better mobile programs and services.

But these things take instance, and the first phone using Android, code-named the Google “Dream” phone, is unlikely to wow consumers. The device is made by HTC of Taiwan. Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile unit reportedly intends to introduce it in New York on Tuesday.

“I’m not certain the consumer experience is significantly […]

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