Comments on: Exceeding Expectations with 1.5 Million G1′s Sold Before Launch http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/ The trusted source for Android news and opinion | Est. 2007 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: HTC first-quarter profit triples, thanks to Android « Android « Android Handys, iPhone, iPad2, iPhone5 http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-103316 HTC first-quarter profit triples, thanks to Android « Android « Android Handys, iPhone, iPad2, iPhone5 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:44:25 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-103316 [...] Exceeding Expectations with 1.5 Million G1′s Sold Before Launch [...] [...] Exceeding Expectations with 1.5 Million G1′s Sold Before Launch [...]

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]]> By: AS http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 AS Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:47:48 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1007 I third that. 1.5 million as of today seems just too fantastic a figure. This needed to be fact-checked from other sources. I third that. 1.5 million as of today seems just too fantastic a figure. This needed to be fact-checked from other sources.

]]> By: GreenLeaf http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 GreenLeaf Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:42:19 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1009 i second that... they blatantly ripped off *500K-by-year-end* expectations & tripled it to 1.5 million. T-Mobile never had so many phones for pre-order in the first place. May be 100K or 200K for pre-order but no one knows! i second that... they blatantly ripped off *500K-by-year-end* expectations & tripled it to 1.5 million. T-Mobile never had so many phones for pre-order in the first place. May be 100K or 200K for pre-order but no one knows!

]]> By: Stefan Frank http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Stefan Frank Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:31:29 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1008 I think this 1.5 million number is based on misinformation, and nobody seems to be questioning it but me. http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2008/10/13/t-mobile-has-pre-sold-15-million-g1-android-smartphones/ I don't recall seeing anywhere that says T-Mobile initially had 500,000 G1s available for pre-order. We've seen that number as the high end of a a target (400k to 500k) for T-Mobile to sell by the end of the year, but I don't recall ever seeing it as the number of handsets initially available for pre-order. I'd love to see a hard reference to that, because I've been looking on Google all morning and haven't come up with one. If that number is wrong, then the tripling of that number to 1.5 million would also be wrong. On top of that, Fool.com says that T-Mobile has sold out of pre-orders in spite of that tripling. I don't see any evidence of that, either. The site still lets you order one for arrival on November 10th. So what is the deal here? Where does this number come from? Thin air? I'd love for it to be true, but can anybody provide any evidence that this is even possible, let alone true? I think this 1.5 million number is based on misinformation, and nobody seems to be questioning it but me.

http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2008/10/13/t-mobile-has-pre-sold-15-million-g1-android-smartphones/

I don't recall seeing anywhere that says T-Mobile initially had 500,000 G1s available for pre-order. We've seen that number as the high end of a a target (400k to 500k) for T-Mobile to sell by the end of the year, but I don't recall ever seeing it as the number of handsets initially available for pre-order. I'd love to see a hard reference to that, because I've been looking on Google all morning and haven't come up with one.

If that number is wrong, then the tripling of that number to 1.5 million would also be wrong.

On top of that, Fool.com says that T-Mobile has sold out of pre-orders in spite of that tripling. I don't see any evidence of that, either. The site still lets you order one for arrival on November 10th.

So what is the deal here? Where does this number come from? Thin air? I'd love for it to be true, but can anybody provide any evidence that this is even possible, let alone true?

]]> By: addictist http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 addictist Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:55:28 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1006 This will be WEB 3.0. (don't smack me) The internet is coming out of "the tubes" and onto "the streets" and into every moment of our lives. Its no longer about us reaching into cyberspace, but cyberspace reaching into us! As many visitors here know, this will fundamentally change the planet and Android is the OS that will usher in this new age. Scott, Web 2.0 mobile is accessing facebook on your handset. WEB 3.0 is being reminded by your handset that your out of lettuce and to pull over at that the grocery store 500 ft ahead because they are having a sale and your friend happens to be shopping there right now (which of course is visible to you in augmented reality). That's something totally different. This will be WEB 3.0. (don't smack me) The internet is coming out of "the tubes" and onto "the streets" and into every moment of our lives. Its no longer about us reaching into cyberspace, but cyberspace reaching into us! As many visitors here know, this will fundamentally change the planet and Android is the OS that will usher in this new age.

Scott, Web 2.0 mobile is accessing facebook on your handset. WEB 3.0 is being reminded by your handset that your out of lettuce and to pull over at that the grocery store 500 ft ahead because they are having a sale and your friend happens to be shopping there right now (which of course is visible to you in augmented reality). That's something totally different.

]]> By: TareX http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 TareX Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:18:39 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1005 http://blog.laptopmag.com/wow-hands-on-with-nvidia-tegra-prototype-device http://blog.laptopmag.com/wow-hands-on-with-nvidia-tegra-prototype-device

]]> By: TareX http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 TareX Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:10:59 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1004 First I was going to give the G1 a chance till enough 3rd party applications kick in, then I decided to wait for the silver G1 around Christmas, maybe. Then I decided to wait for the high resolution Android phone (G2?), and now, I can't see myself holding a phone that doesn't have TEGRA inside. Sorry, but that is just too much power and beauty to ignore. TEGRA looks like a futuristic phone taken straight out of a sci-fi movie. If there'll be a 6 month gap between the first TEGRA phone and the G1 them yeah I will be giving Android a chance. First I was going to give the G1 a chance till enough 3rd party applications kick in, then I decided to wait for the silver G1 around Christmas, maybe. Then I decided to wait for the high resolution Android phone (G2?), and now, I can't see myself holding a phone that doesn't have TEGRA inside.

Sorry, but that is just too much power and beauty to ignore. TEGRA looks like a futuristic phone taken straight out of a sci-fi movie. If there'll be a 6 month gap between the first TEGRA phone and the G1 them yeah I will be giving Android a chance.

]]> By: Cez http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/12/exceeding-expectations-with-15-million-g1s-sold-before-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Cez Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:42:24 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=2060#comment-1003 Sweet, this phone has a lot of potential but I'm gonna wait for the G2 -- I'm sure there's one on production already, that's why it was named the G one. The idea of this phone is awesome, but is missing a few little things (like a 3.5 headphone connection and video capturing) - I hate waiting. Sweet, this phone has a lot of potential but I'm gonna wait for the G2 -- I'm sure there's one on production already, that's why it was named the G one. The idea of this phone is awesome, but is missing a few little things (like a 3.5 headphone connection and video capturing) - I hate waiting.

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