Archos announced it will launch an Android based tablet PC on September 15. The company already has several Windows based tablets on the market, but it is now making the switch to Android.
On this tablet PC, Archos is said to launch an own app store. It is called AppsLib and will focus on high-end devices with a large screen resolution. It is not clear yet if the device will still have the regular Android Market next to its own store.
With the open Android OS, more examples like this one can emerge. Manufacturers that launch Android based phones, tablet PC’s or netbooks, can decide to launch their own specific stores on the devices.
So will we see a multitude of Android based stores appear? How will this fit with the current Android Market? We hopefully will get more answers over the coming months, when the first devices with a customized Android version enter the market.
Vincent Hoogsteder
Tags: android, Android Market, appslib, archos
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