We know these words were said by Eric on last CC and the Friday launch
of Motorola/Verizon Droid is likely to be very well received,
following strong user reviews.  Similarly the GSM version of Droid,
the Milestone, is set to launch in Europe.

The two leading manufacturers of Android to date are now Motorola and
HTC.  HTC has done really well with the G! (Dream), G2 (Magic), the
Hero, Desire and soon to launch Passion (with Android 2.1, called
"Flan").  Google has some interesting strategic options with HTC on
the launch of Passion because with its high end spec, Passion may
appear as  a Google experience or an HTC experience phone (the
difference being the User Interface) or (and here it gets interesting)
the business model Google is trying to implement (like the G1 or
something really different).

Android is seeing great manufacturer and operator acceptance and
market share growth, esp with Sony Ericsson's Android device expected
soon, the Motorola/Verizon partnership and Joint Innovation Lab (JIL
being the combination of Verizon, China Mobile, Vodafone and Softbank
to develop a common platform/widgets to develop data revenue).
Android's OS acceptance is likely to come at the expense of Symbian,
WinMo and potentially Blackberry.

Estimates for the growth of Android market share in 2010 are for sales
of 20 million Android units.  This could prove conservative,
particularly if China smartphone growth quickens.  Estimates are for
unit growth of 40% in the 2010-2011 period, according to iSuppli
Research.  Manufacturers make money on product design and the value of
their UI. Because China Mobile is seeking to establish its own UI/apps
(using Borqs proprietary OPhone platform), and because of extreme
price sensitivity among Chinese high end smartphone users,
manufacturers will probably operate with relatively low margins in
this fast growing region.   Borqs may port Android 2.0 to the OPhone
platform next year.

By 2H of 2010, many manufacturers of Android phones will be offering
more compelling, high performance and much more advanced devices.

Sounds like Eric's message is the tip of the iceberg.  Plenty of
Android growth ahead.