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G Phone hype

  • 15-07-2009 10:09am
    #1
    paulboards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭


    If the Google phone is a genuine competitor to the iPhone why are none of the O2 competitors in Ireland supplying it? Are these companies just pretending to compete, like bord gais and the ESB?:confused:
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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Obviously Google don't go in for the hype that Apple does.

    Plus, I think the Google phone is aimed more at the technically minded, as opposed to Apple being aimed at the mass-market.


  • #3
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    paulboards wrote: »
    If the Google phone is a genuine competitor to the iPhone why are none of the O2 competitors in Ireland supplying it? Are these companies just pretending to compete, like bord gais and the ESB?:confused:


    Also Vodafone Ireland are gonna offer the HTC Magic later this year.


  • #4
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    And theres not really such thing as a Google Phone, just the Android OS
    (I know my G1 has "with Google" on the back so shush)

    The more phones use it, the more attention itll get,the bigger it becomes.
    Apple built the hype with the iPhone to conquer, Android will take more of an infesting approach :D


  • #5
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Why is the "Google Phone" a competitor to the iPhone? Apples phone is a success because of an eclectic mix of design and marketing. Android is ..... well google did it so it must be good?


  • #6
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    Why is the "Google Phone" a competitor to the iPhone? Apples phone is a success because of an eclectic mix of design and marketing. Android is ..... well google did it so it must be good?
    Android does pretty much everything the iphones os does besides use opengl 2.0 yet except it does it without having Apple tell you what you want and lets you decide for yourself.The advantages of being open :)

    +I love the notification shade and app drawer


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  • #7
    towel401
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭towel401


    android isn't really open. and just because it's open source (which it doesn't seem to be, yet) doesn't mean you can freely modify the firmware and reflash your phone. no most of these phones will be as locked down and restricted as the iphone if not more


  • #8
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    towel401 wrote: »
    android isn't really open. and just because it's open source (which it doesn't seem to be, yet) doesn't mean you can freely modify the firmware and reflash your phone. no most of these phones will be as locked down and restricted as the iphone if not more
    Ill believe that when I see it


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