Comments on: Android is Your Buddy http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/ The trusted source for Android news and opinion | Est. 2007 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Luiz Carlos Modesto http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-17998 Luiz Carlos Modesto Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:46:37 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-17998 Android is nice, no doubt. I am new to my Droid phone, but I already like it. But, when you say this: "A Universal Modem Once again, the key word here is universal. We are already familiar with people using the phone as a tethered modem for a single computer. With increasing transmission speeds and bandwidth, it won’t be long before we will be able to us..." I think you are truly dreaming. - Take off! In the real world, I found myself with a cell phone with a thousand possibilities, but a few real acomplishments. In fact, I cant´t even connect my droid to my car GPS because Motorola Android lacks a real 3G modem driver. Many guys recommend PDAnet, but it didn´t solve my problem. On the other hand, I could connect my old Nokia N95 to my car GPS (Mio Spirit) just fine. I would like to see Android really deliver what it promisses! Android is nice, no doubt. I am new to my Droid phone, but I already like it.
But, when you say this:
"A Universal Modem
Once again, the key word here is universal. We are already familiar with people using the phone as a tethered modem for a single computer. With increasing transmission speeds and bandwidth, it won’t be long before we will be able to us..."
I think you are truly dreaming. - Take off!
In the real world, I found myself with a cell phone with a thousand possibilities, but a few real acomplishments. In fact, I cant´t even connect my droid to my car GPS because Motorola Android lacks a real 3G modem driver. Many guys recommend PDAnet, but it didn´t solve my problem.
On the other hand, I could connect my old Nokia N95 to my car GPS (Mio Spirit) just fine.
I would like to see Android really deliver what it promisses!

]]> By: tw http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 tw Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:38:14 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1921 I just spoke to a tmobile representative and even though he didnt give me me the exact dates of the G1 he gave me the time frame of " today to Early November. Interesting i think I just spoke to a tmobile representative and even though he didnt give me me the exact dates of the G1 he gave me the time frame of " today to Early November. Interesting i think

]]> By: addictist http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 addictist Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:08:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1922 Yes Gooseman. Yes Gooseman.

]]> By: Gooseman http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Gooseman Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:01:12 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1934 Google buys HTC and starts manufacturing phones. Fantasy? Google buys HTC and starts manufacturing phones. Fantasy?

]]> By: A S http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1933 A S Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:19:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1933 Bernard, Your idea of the phone as a PC is already mentioned in the article above. :-) Kristina, You are absolutely right. The features and functionality mentioned in this blog post will start appearing in all kinds of handheld devices. Not only Android. The thing is, Google cannot do it all themselves. A lot of innovation will come from independent developers. So, they have been wise enough to design Android and its ecosystem to be most developer-friendly. That will prove to be their winning strategy in the long run. Todd & others, Thanks for the appreciation. A S Bernard,

Your idea of the phone as a PC is already mentioned in the article above. :-)

Kristina,

You are absolutely right. The features and functionality mentioned in this blog post will start appearing in all kinds of handheld devices. Not only Android. The thing is, Google cannot do it all themselves. A lot of innovation will come from independent developers. So, they have been wise enough to design Android and its ecosystem to be most developer-friendly. That will prove to be their winning strategy in the long run.

Todd & others,

Thanks for the appreciation.

A S

]]> By: Todd http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 Todd Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:40:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1932 Me applauding Android Guys for finally breaking free of the "it's just for mobile phones" mentality with this post, using my best imitation of the candidates voice over at the end of their political TV ads: "...my name is Todd and I approve this blog post." Me applauding Android Guys for finally breaking free of the "it's just for mobile phones" mentality with this post, using my best imitation of the candidates voice over at the end of their political TV ads:

"...my name is Todd and I approve this blog post."

]]> By: Kristina http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Kristina Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:17:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1931 I think all of the above mentioned in your article is around the corner, possibly as soon as six months from now. Technology is rapidly increasing, and we're already more than halfway there on most of the items mentioned. I think that not just Google will be offering these apps on Android though; I can't envision Apple leaving iPhone customers that far behind. Google is the powerhouse though, and I think they will emerge as the leader. Neat about your Google Buddy concept! I think all of the above mentioned in your article is around the corner, possibly as soon as six months from now. Technology is rapidly increasing, and we're already more than halfway there on most of the items mentioned. I think that not just Google will be offering these apps on Android though; I can't envision Apple leaving iPhone customers that far behind. Google is the powerhouse though, and I think they will emerge as the leader.

Neat about your Google Buddy concept!

]]> By: TareX http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 TareX Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:02:37 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1930 The prospect of having many remote controls on the same touchscreen device alone is drool-worthy. The prospect of having many remote controls on the same touchscreen device alone is drool-worthy.

]]> By: Bernard http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Bernard Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:58:07 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1929 Another idea for Android (or other) : Imagine : You plug your cell phone into your monitor. Your monitor is linked to a mouse/keyboard. There is NO PC. You have access to an OS & applications like today with your PC. You unplug your phone, and go elsewhere (vacation, business travel, home). There you can continue to use all your app, like at home/work. With the increase in power of cell phone (CPR, RAM, flash), the need of a PC could disapear someday.... Another idea for Android (or other) :

Imagine :

You plug your cell phone into your monitor. Your monitor is linked to a mouse/keyboard.
There is NO PC.
You have access to an OS & applications like today with your PC.

You unplug your phone, and go elsewhere (vacation, business travel, home). There you can continue to use all your app, like at home/work.

With the increase in power of cell phone (CPR, RAM, flash), the need of a PC could disapear someday....

]]> By: Todd http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1928 Todd Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:46:18 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1928 For all my complaining I must acknowledge this post as well written ( including external citations ) and is much more inline with what a blog that claims to be the "most trusted source for all things Android" should be. Good to see this post's author and the commentators thinking beyond Android powered mobile phones - Keep it up! For all my complaining I must acknowledge this post as well written ( including external citations ) and is much more inline with what a blog that claims to be the "most trusted source for all things Android" should be.

Good to see this post's author and the commentators thinking beyond Android powered mobile phones - Keep it up!

]]> By: alex http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 alex Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:22:53 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1927 Amazing analysis... thanx for your thoughts man Its all about understanding that THEREIS NOT GPHONE, as some idiot analysts STILL refer to... its A PLATFORM with 10* capabilities http://the-anti-google-baloney.blogspot.com/2008/09/one-person-does-get-it-its-not-phone.html Amazing analysis... thanx for your thoughts man
Its all about understanding that THEREIS NOT GPHONE, as some idiot analysts STILL refer to... its A PLATFORM with 10* capabilities

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

]]> By: TareX http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 TareX Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:43:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1926 Nice article. The concept certainly sounds futuristic. If things go the way you describe, I think WinMo7 and Tegra would be more of a kids phone... It's all up to the developers... Nice article. The concept certainly sounds futuristic. If things go the way you describe, I think WinMo7 and Tegra would be more of a kids phone...

It's all up to the developers...

]]> By: A S http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 A S Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:37:06 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1925 Stew, I don't think Google's strategy has ever been to make any of their features exclusive. Why should they? The more people use their products, in more places, on more systems, the better off they will be. If Google wanted to compete by making something exclusive to themselves, they would not be so keen to give away source code of products such as Chrome and Android. If somebody takes the Chrome code to built a better browser or Android code to make a better phone, Google will be happy. Their strategy is more subtle and grander than just being exclusive on anything. You are absolutely right that due to the Apache licensing of Android, we could end up with many different versions of Android, and some of them could be less open than others. But that is no reason to worry. Google's aim in pushing Android is to advance the state of mobile phone and mobile computing in the world, to make it more open and less tightly coupled with carrier restrictions. Their aim is to cause a paradigm shift in the market. Their objective is not to simply make Android popular. The popularity of Android is just a means to an end. So, they are using Android to push the envelope towards greater independence and openness of phones. For the most part, openness is a one-way street. Once you go open, you don't go back. Assuming that the first G1 is totally open, do you think that all the users who experience that level of openness will ever be happy with a less open device from T-Mobile or from any other carrier? No, and they won't buy a less open device. So, T-Mobile and all other carriers will be encouraged to offer more open systems in the future. Now, that is Google's strategy. A S Stew,

I don't think Google's strategy has ever been to make any of their features exclusive. Why should they? The more people use their products, in more places, on more systems, the better off they will be. If Google wanted to compete by making something exclusive to themselves, they would not be so keen to give away source code of products such as Chrome and Android. If somebody takes the Chrome code to built a better browser or Android code to make a better phone, Google will be happy. Their strategy is more subtle and grander than just being exclusive on anything.

You are absolutely right that due to the Apache licensing of Android, we could end up with many different versions of Android, and some of them could be less open than others. But that is no reason to worry. Google's aim in pushing Android is to advance the state of mobile phone and mobile computing in the world, to make it more open and less tightly coupled with carrier restrictions. Their aim is to cause a paradigm shift in the market. Their objective is not to simply make Android popular. The popularity of Android is just a means to an end. So, they are using Android to push the envelope towards greater independence and openness of phones.

For the most part, openness is a one-way street. Once you go open, you don't go back. Assuming that the first G1 is totally open, do you think that all the users who experience that level of openness will ever be happy with a less open device from T-Mobile or from any other carrier? No, and they won't buy a less open device. So, T-Mobile and all other carriers will be encouraged to offer more open systems in the future. Now, that is Google's strategy.

A S

]]> By: Stew http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 Stew Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:45:30 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1924 The "Google's (Not So) Secret Strategy" article predicted that mobile street view would be an Android exclusive feature and it is now available for Blackberry's as well as "java enabled phones." Sometimes I worry that with Android being released under the Apache License, the Android we've come to know and love from the I/O demonstration to the developer day demo will not be the same across the board. Sprint's Android phone could look completely different from T-Mobile's. The "Google's (Not So) Secret Strategy" article predicted that mobile street view would be an Android exclusive feature and it is now available for Blackberry's as well as "java enabled phones." Sometimes I worry that with Android being released under the Apache License, the Android we've come to know and love from the I/O demonstration to the developer day demo will not be the same across the board. Sprint's Android phone could look completely different from T-Mobile's.

]]> By: GreenLeaf http://www.androidguys.com/2008/09/21/android-is-your-buddy/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 GreenLeaf Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:42:48 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1657#comment-1923 It's no wonder that they want to name their first device "Dream"! It's no wonder that they want to name their first device "Dream"!

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