Comments on: T-Mobile Is Dreaming Of Android Riches. And It Might Have To Keep Dreaming.

By: Mark Smarmsby

Mark Smarmsby — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:58:16 +0000

What’s with all the iPhone praise? The thing was just a light show when it came out, and the new ones aren’t offering much more. Designer phones are great for tech noobs that want to show their friends how cool their phone is for the first week, and then complain for the next 6 months about how much they spent on their new toy when the prices plummet.

I bought a Palm for $100 and I’ve never been happier. My screen may be small, my keyboard smaller, but I can put whatever app I want on the damn thing, and if the app doesn’t exist, I can MAKE it.

I’m not saying that the DIY route works for everyone–but I just don’t see how anyone sticking a “techie” label to themselves can give any credit to Steve Jobs’ unadaptable rectangle. As far as “stability” goes, stability–at least to me–means not having to send my phone somewhere for something as simple as a BATTERY REPLACEMENT. (Full disclosure: some of my best computers are Macs…)

As far as Android goes, give Google some time. If they step away from awful providers like T-mobile, it should take off.

By: no2google

no2google — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:45:27 +0000

android is SPYWARE, plain and simple. Avoid at all cost.

By: So you think Google is after the iPhone? Wrong! - Social media, web development and digital life - JungleG

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:13:34 +0000

[...] number of articles today (and in the past months) have been covering the official release of the first Android-powered phone, and how it compares to [...]

By: Popcorn Applications | sellke.com

Popcorn Applications | sellke.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:11:38 +0000

[...] compared to most vendor/retailer deals (at least until Android puts some pressure on them, IF Android puts some pressure on them). This entry was written by Adam, posted on August 15, 2008 at 1:34 pm, filed under technology. [...]

By: Equaleyes

Equaleyes — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:18:16 +0000

Blow. Me.

By: Android And The Internet Of Things | Semantic Web Search

Android And The Internet Of Things | Semantic Web Search — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:24:20 +0000

[...] the world waits for the first Android phone to appear in the wild (from T-Mobile), questions are being raised again about whether Google’s Android ambitions will stop at cell [...]

By: לינמגזין

לינמגזין — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:53:54 +0000

Android 0.9 SDK בטא (וידאו)…

גוגל שיחררה עדכון ל SDK של מערכת ההפעלה ופלטפורמת הפיתוח שלה לשימוש בטלפונים חכמים….

By: fernando

fernando — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:22:01 +0000

And speaking of walled gardens, it looks T-Mobile agrees with the concept of an app store, according to this: http://snurl.com/3hmpx

By: fernando

fernando — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:19:33 +0000

Only here on Techcrunch is it about apps and killing iPhones. The success of the iPhone is strictly about usability and function. The same is true for the long lasting iPod line of products. We’re too immersed in apps, walled gardens and killing products to understand the basic reason for adoption of a brand. The Android product line will be a match for the iPhone product line if they can at least match or surpass it in usability and function.

By: Matt’s Homepage » Blog Archive » Android FTW

Matt’s Homepage » Blog Archive » Android FTW — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:47:56 +0000

[...] and a number of other blogs I read on the industry seem to be pretty down on Android’s chances. The logic was summed up thusly by Erick Schonfeld: And frankly, it is difficult to find mobile [...]

By: Technology news - FCC Greenlights First Android Phone (HTC Dream)

Technology news - FCC Greenlights First Android Phone (HTC Dream) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:45:35 +0000

[...] The only thing holding back the launch of the first Android-powered phone, the HTC Dream, was approval from the Federal Communications Commission. That approval has now come through, and [...]

By: World IT News » Blog Archive » FCC Greenlights First Android Phone (HTC Dream)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:00:20 +0000

[...] only thing holding back the launch of the first Android-powered phone, the HTC Dream, was approval from the Federal Communications Commission. That approval has now come through, and [...]

By: FCC Greenlights First Android Phone (HTC Dream)

FCC Greenlights First Android Phone (HTC Dream) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:40:22 +0000

[...] only thing holding back the launch of the first Android-powered phone, the HTC Dream, was approval from the Federal Communications Commission. That approval has now come through, and [...]

By: Android And The Internet Of Things

Android And The Internet Of Things — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:58:01 +0000

[...] And The Internet Of Things As the world waits for the first Android phone to appear in the wild (from T-Mobile), questions are being raised again about whether Google’s Android ambitions will stop at cell [...]

By: Technology news - Android And The Internet Of Things

Technology news - Android And The Internet Of Things — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:06:46 +0000

[...] the world waits for the first Android phone to appear in the wild (from T-Mobile), questions are being raised again about whether Google’s Android ambitions will stop at cell [...]

By: World IT News » Blog Archive » Android And The Internet Of Things

World IT News » Blog Archive » Android And The Internet Of Things — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:20:24 +0000

[...] the world waits for the first Android phone to appear in the wild (from T-Mobile), questions are being raised again about whether Google’s Android ambitions will stop at cell [...]

By: Android And The Internet Of Things

Android And The Internet Of Things — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:21:14 +0000

[...] the world waits for the first Android phone to appear in the wild (from T-Mobile), questions are being raised again about whether Google’s Android ambitions will stop at cell [...]

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:24:07 +0000

and, how is that different than winmobile, or symbian?

By: aquariumdrinker.com » Paranoid Android

aquariumdrinker.com » Paranoid Android — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:24:54 +0000

[...] TechCrunch is definitely not on the Android bandwagon. (Emphasis is all me.) This will be the first of many Android phones, and it won’t have the benefit of being designed soup-to-nuts by one detail-obsessed company. It will take an army of Android phones across many carriers and countries to start to seriously challenge the iPhone. [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:51:21 +0000

> If there are no compelling apps for Android, nobody will buy the phones.

Please. What nonsense. There were no compelling apps for the first gen iPhone because they weren’t allowed. Strom is right – it is the overall user experience that will sell the phone. And frankly, from my experience the first gen iPhone was better than the second. What is funny is how many time you guys have written that dev aren’t interested in Android. This post is really just a tiresome retread. (”This time from the T-mobile angle!”) We get it already. What until the phone hits.

By: an idiot

an idiot — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:25:52 +0000

did Apple release any other phones prior the iPhone? Nope.

By: an idiot

an idiot — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:20:34 +0000

not to mention impossible to use it for ladies with long nails

By: an idiot

an idiot — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:11:19 +0000

Androis is an iPhone killer because:

1) Android is MULTI-TASK, in can run applications in the background, just like any desktop OS, while iPhone can’t. It’s that simple and makes a HUGE difference.

2) Developpers won’t need to share revenues. Just imagine if developpers had to pay royalties to Bill Gates each time they sold their app for MS Windows… well, that’s exactly what steve jobbs is doing.

By: an idiot

an idiot — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:08:24 +0000

for those who don’t understand it yet, Android is an iPhone killer because it’s multi-task. It’s that simple.

By: an idiot

an idiot — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:03:54 +0000

totally agree, imagine for a moment that every apps developpers for PCs would need to pay royalties to Microsoft… would that be fair? well, it’s exactly what steve jobbs is doing with iphone developpers.