Let's be honest here... *was* android ready for Sprint? I say no. Dan Hesse is trying to pull a 180 with Sprint, a company that has a history of releasing bleeding-edge devices that aren't always ready for prime-time. Remember the Mogul? I still have one, and it took a year to get GPS and Rev. A support - two features that were advertised on the box. Oh, and do I even have to bring up the Instinct? Or the UpStage. Barf.
Now let's look at another case study: Verizon, a company that routinely releases upderpower, ugly, and neutered smartphones months after the competition - but they rarely have problems with the devices (the Glyde is a curious aberration). And guess what? The companies seem to be going in opposite directions - Verizon into the stratosphere and Sprint crashing back down to Earth.
Or at least that's how things were. Maybe Dan just wants to change things - he's already overhauled the CS - perhaps he wants to overhaul the philosophy regarding bleeding-edge phones in the wake of the chic-and-sophisticated-yet-easy-to-use iPhone. Android, as the G1 has proven, is not the intuitive iPhone killer... yet. It's perfect for T-Mobile, what with its subscriber base full of young urban hipsters who like to try new things and might not mind a few hiccups as long as android delivers a new, exciting, and aesthetically pleasing experience... which it does. But is it ready for prime-time? Not yet, but hopefully soon. And hopefully on Sprint.
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PhilR8 @ Dec 9th 2008 3:33PM
Let's be honest here... *was* android ready for Sprint? I say no. Dan Hesse is trying to pull a 180 with Sprint, a company that has a history of releasing bleeding-edge devices that aren't always ready for prime-time. Remember the Mogul? I still have one, and it took a year to get GPS and Rev. A support - two features that were advertised on the box. Oh, and do I even have to bring up the Instinct? Or the UpStage. Barf.
Now let's look at another case study: Verizon, a company that routinely releases upderpower, ugly, and neutered smartphones months after the competition - but they rarely have problems with the devices (the Glyde is a curious aberration). And guess what? The companies seem to be going in opposite directions - Verizon into the stratosphere and Sprint crashing back down to Earth.
Or at least that's how things were. Maybe Dan just wants to change things - he's already overhauled the CS - perhaps he wants to overhaul the philosophy regarding bleeding-edge phones in the wake of the chic-and-sophisticated-yet-easy-to-use iPhone. Android, as the G1 has proven, is not the intuitive iPhone killer... yet. It's perfect for T-Mobile, what with its subscriber base full of young urban hipsters who like to try new things and might not mind a few hiccups as long as android delivers a new, exciting, and aesthetically pleasing experience... which it does. But is it ready for prime-time? Not yet, but hopefully soon. And hopefully on Sprint.