Comments on: Why A Google-Designed Phone Makes Sense http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/18/why-a-google-designed-phone-makes-sense/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alesehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/18/why-a-google-designed-phone-makes-sense/#comment-53538 alese Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=60097#comment-53538 It really depends on what Google wants to achieve with Android. If they want total control, limited HW and maximized profits then they should develop their own device and go the "iPhone route". But if they want to go for the marketshare and build the platform on which they could leverage their services and applications, then their own hardware and "iPhone way" is wrong, because HTC and all the other manufacturers will go with some other platform. I don't think building their own phone is a good idea, both for Google and Microsoft. It really depends on what Google wants to achieve with Android.
If they want total control, limited HW and maximized profits then they should develop their own device and go the “iPhone route”.

But if they want to go for the marketshare and build the platform on which they could leverage their services and applications, then their own hardware and “iPhone way” is wrong, because HTC and all the other manufacturers will go with some other platform.

I don’t think building their own phone is a good idea, both for Google and Microsoft.

]]> By: Michael Andersonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/18/why-a-google-designed-phone-makes-sense/#comment-53454 Michael Anderson Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:21:22 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=60097#comment-53454 Interestingly there is a PC World article '5 Reasons Why Google Should NOT Sell Handsets' - http://www.pcworld.com/article/182479/ Interestingly there is a PC World article ’5 Reasons Why Google Should NOT Sell Handsets’ – http://www.pcworld.com/article/182479/

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/18/why-a-google-designed-phone-makes-sense/#comment-53427 Joel McLaughlin Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:21:03 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=60097#comment-53427 I think the splintering isn't so much of a OS issue. It's the fact that you have Android 1.6 and Android 2 out now. You have phones that have replaced the main interface with HTC Sense UI. I have yet to run into a App that won't run on any Android phone. The splintering is more hardware and the main interface than it is with the OS itself. I think the splintering isn’t so much of a OS issue. It’s the fact that you have Android 1.6 and Android 2 out now. You have phones that have replaced the main interface with HTC Sense UI. I have yet to run into a App that won’t run on any Android phone. The splintering is more hardware and the main interface than it is with the OS itself.

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/18/why-a-google-designed-phone-makes-sense/#comment-53426 Joel McLaughlin Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:17:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=60097#comment-53426 Hey now! I like my G1! :D Hey now! I like my G1! :D

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