Comments on: Tomorrow is G-Day

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:28:35 +0000

Those phones aren’t “supposed” to have operating systems. Maybe that should be operating systems that you can interact with in the way you’d interact with a Windows Mobile or Symbian phone i.e. a layer for complete control over the OS.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:35:35 +0000

The thing is, its NOT just a phone… its an operating system, and until people understand this, its true potential will not be revealed…

If it hits well with the developer community, I expect it to realy improve our mobile we experience…

http://the-anti-google-baloney.blogspot.com/2008/09/one-person-does-get-it-its-not-phone.html

By: Larry Chiang

Larry Chiang — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:13:36 +0000

Does anyone else see this as a sequel to a competitor that the founder previously started?!

It is unique that a “one hit wonder” (Danger’s hip top now owned by Microsoft) product is now head-to-head with the new Android (that now Google owns).

It confirms the adage (for me anyway), “the more things change, the more things stay the same”… meaning they are both on T-mobile and have limitations because of the carrier agreements.

By: Marin

Marin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:41:44 +0000

Hate to be that guy, but ….
“essentially any phone without an operating system a la the LG Vu and the Voyager”
They do have operating systems, just proprietary ones. I believe they’re linux-based, but unsure. Can’t wait for G-day

By: Chip Ramsey

Chip Ramsey — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:26:36 +0000

Really annoying things that you can’t do on the iPhone without having to unlock it:

1) Use a service besides AT&T
2) Replace SMS (a.k.a. one of the biggest rackets going) with an always on IM client.
3) Use the phone as a bluetooth modem that can get your laptop on the internet without even taking it out of your pocket.
4) Easily access the phone’s filesystem from your computer and on the phone (Datacase is OK, but I would prefer this functionality built into the phone).
5) Broadcast live video (e.g. Qik).

I’m sure there are plenty more, but I think the list is enough to make my point. The tight grip Apple is keeping on iPhone development may give Android an advantage.

By: john

john — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:26:31 +0000

oh yeah !
I’ve been counting nano seconds to this day for about 10 years (yes, i’m very old….) it IS an iPHEWone killer solely for the fact that geeks like me, who’ll never touch a trendy cr$%p with corporate restrictions are bursting with cellphone programming energy like a teenager before prom.
Look at the internet evolution, you’ll see how everything boils down to information ease of access. And the only way to accomplish that is to let users dictate GUI, flow, apps and data storage scheme (through statistics of what they actually use).
I can compare this launch to the Firefox launch date. The first browser which actually placed app control in the hands of the “people” and broke M$ stronghold over browser market.
Give it 6 month and see how the cellular map completely shifts. Finally I can write my own smartphone-email-calendar-app browsing and navigation scheme and adapt it to my crazy niche needs. And publish it and have many other people enjoy it !
And if you say, hey, google is the mother of all evil which is a corporation – you are right. Just give me this OS to place on a hardware I can manufacture in China for dimes on a dollar, I’ll do it myself.
I’m tingly all over.
[ oh, and it's only my distorted perseption of reality, no ironclad guarantee for future ... don't want to upset no one ... ]

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:28:28 +0000

@james – I have no idea whether Android phones will compete with, or even beat iPhones. I really don’t care either. My issue is that many crunch posts often make statements that sound like fact, instead of the opinion that they are.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:11:45 +0000

I don’t think it will be an iPhone beater either… The Apple OS is too consumer friendly. You don’t have to be a nerd to operate one and you still get essentially all the same features. I think Android will be amazing, but I don’t think nearly as many people will appreciate it when comparing it to the iPhone

By: james

james — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:06:52 +0000

@Mark

Well it’s not really going after exactly the same market as the iPhone.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:04:01 +0000

“It isn’t an iPhone beater” – ummmm…how do you know? I love “crunch facts”, lets just make up generalities and pass them off as fact.

By: jj50

jj50 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:03:57 +0000

is that really the hardware we’re getting? that ugly mess that’s been shown in the spy pics?

By: gear.com

gear.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:54:34 +0000

yeah I’m pretty excited about this — I hope it really hits strong. any idea if it will sync with Exchange, or did I miss that in the article?

By: Dealyzer

Dealyzer — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:34:49 +0000

I love Android and I don’t even know what it is. Good job to Google Marketing.

By: Lottery Florida

Lottery Florida — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:24:30 +0000

I’m waiting…