Possible Google Phone Within 2 Weeks
Posted by Steven Parker on 31 October 2007 - 10:41 · 7 comments & 5338 views
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#1 Posted by Kushan on 31 Oct 2007 - 11:51
- I've never used a phone I've been completely satisfied with, ever. I don't think anyone ever really has, even iPhone users. An open platform is exactly what they need to make them more accessible, more usable and generally, just better.
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#2 Posted by vipwoody on 31 Oct 2007 - 12:04
- this news is too bad for iphone users.... Google Phone might kick Apple's ass!
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#2.1 Posted by Chicane-UK on 31 Oct 2007 - 14:27
- Competition is always good. It might force Apple to lower their exorbitant iPhone prices a little!
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#2.2 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 31 Oct 2007 - 19:41
- Quote - (Chicane-UK said @ #2.1)Competition is always good. It might force Apple to lower their exorbitant iPhone prices a little!
Doubtful. Apple doesn't lower the prices of anything, even if it is dirt cheap to make.
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#3 Posted by
neufuse on 31 Oct 2007 - 12:38
- Oh I can see this now a phone running completely on linux/java with a horrible minimalistic UI...
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#4 Posted by night_stalker_z on 31 Oct 2007 - 12:55
- Sooner or later you can find peoples text messages on Google.
While Google will provide many of the services which will come on the phone -- such as its search, Maps, YouTube, and Gmail services -- the platform on which those applications are built will be completely open, right down to the operating system itself. This is a dramatic shift from what is available currently. Most carriers and phone manufacturers lock most of the code down, making it relatively difficult to build new applications without either deals with the carriers or manufacturers themselves.
Only Microsoft offers anything close to what Google is going to do, through Windows Mobile. It took Apple some four months after it released the iPhone to finally agree to open up the device to third parties, and other manufacturers and carriers offer even more limited third-party support.