Big thumbs down to Google’s new phone – the Nexus One gets a horrible review from PC World, and rightly so. One down side of Google’s “culture” is they are so focused on the type of people they are hiring (mainly PhD folks and serious computer geeks) that they’re going to really miss the mark on consumer products beyond Search. They’re playing Me Too by trying to push aside the iPhone (which is only as useful as it is because of the Google app integration)… and also threatening to take on Verizon, the major vendor currently selling an Andoid based phone. PC World characterizes this as a huge misstep and a big mistake. So far, it’s hard to argue with that.
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WOW…I am soooo seriously behind in new cell phone technology that I don’t really understand what you just said!
and proud of it! :)
Late today I read that AT&T will be offering an Android based phone later this year. Part of the attraction of the Google phone is it will be unlocked, so you aren’t locked into one carrier – except that it is GSM based, which means the universe of your choices comes down to T-mobile and uh….
For anyone going to the PCWorld link to view the article, don’t forget to scroll down and look at the comments section, where numerous readers tear the author limb-from-limb on that piece of drivel he wrote.
That piece literally has me salivating for Google’s upcoming phone for the Verizon network…
Most of them seem to be spelling flames written by 10 year olds and/or one person writing over and over using sock puppets. I see mostly personal attacks and little actual discussion of the opinions in the story.
This is not my experience at all. Numerous responses covered each of his six items point by point. Your condescending characterization of these posters as “10 year olds” is unbecoming of a professional, and one that is born of sour grapes, because you’ve been caught red-handed creating a headline, based on, what even a casual observer can clearly see is a propaganda piece.
What’s your next headline?
“Jack Murtha Gives Big Thumbs Down to Bush’s Iraq Strategy!”
It would be just about saying the same thing.
Sorry, if I don’t kiss your butt like the others here, but I gave that kind of stuff up about 38 years ago…when I was 10 years old.
Larry. Tampa.
The posts fell mostly into:
– you made a grammer mistake
– you’re an apple fanboy
– you’re an idiot
– T-Mobile is the #2 network, not #4 (from the context, it is clear he meant #4 by customer accounts, not by customer satisfaction)
– I have T-Mobile and it works great for me (T-Mobile’s GSM coverage is very spotty – if you use the phone in big cities or you need GSM for global travel, T-Mobile may be the right choice for you – but that doesn’t mean it is good for people in general)
– the lighted trackball is a great innovation, really
– Google is great and its greatness is a feature all by itself
– discussion about whether Android is or isn’t a good thing, separate from the features and capabilities of the Google phone
Google creating an unlocked Android phone is a good thing as it puts pressure on Apple and AT&T to open up the iPhone (AT&T has already announced it will add an Android phone in its product lineup), but there is nothing compelling there yet to cause me to stand in line to get one.
The Android concept has much the look and feel of people who advocate Linux for the masses. When your grandma can explain what a regular expression is and has written a Perl script, then you have an argument. I’m making a similar point – Google is designing a phone to attract the slash dot technogeek crowd (aka themselves), not your grandmother – which means their phone will probably stay a niche market device.
Google already tried to break into the radio advertising business and failed miserably. Big companies often make the mistake of thinking that because they are really good at one thing, they’ll be successful in anything they try. It doesn’t work that way.
Rather than attacking me and my readers, let’s hear your argument from why the Google Android phone is something we should want to buy…