They're just going to sell new Social Practices through Commercials. Things that the IPhone can't do.
- Juan On Aug 29, 2:16 pm, jtaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The big problem right now for Android is the IPhone. The IPhone will > go into the 10's of millions of customers very quickly. And everyone > that buys an IPhone is one less person who will not buy an Android > phone. So maybe to sweeten things the OHA will have dirt-cheap phones. > And then target India and China where the IPhone doesn't sell as well > also. > > The big thing in all of this will be the Applications. IPhone can get > boring, but if you have a good Application then that changes things. > But it's not really the Applications exactly but the "business > models", etc. > > "The "killer apps" of tomorrow's mobile infocom industry won't be > hardware devices or software programs but social practices." > > Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution, Howard Rheingold, Intro. p. > xii > > "After a pause to recover from the collapse of the telecommunications > economic bubble of the 1990s, the infrastructure for global, wireless, > Internet-based communication is entering the final stages of > development. The pocket videophone I borrowed in Tokyo was proof that > a high-speed wireless network could link wireless devices and deliver > multimedia to the palm of my hand. The most important next step for > the companies that would deploy this technology and profit from it has > nothing to do with chips or network protocols but everything to do > with business models, early adopters, communities of developers, and > value chains. It's not just about building the tools anymore. Now it's > about what people use the tools to do." > > Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution, Howard Rheingold, Intro. p. XV > > - Juan T. > > On Aug 27, 3:39 pm, Tachyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am frustrated. > > > I have been adamantly trying to promote the Google Android ideals. I > > am trying to disseminate what Google is trying to do. I understand > > their vision, I see their goals. Why does the rest of the world not? > > > I have continuously tried to talk about Android, even to many highly > > educated and informed persons, only to find out they are completely > > unaware of what Android is. A phone, software, hardware, service? > > They have no clue. > > > I understand that Google is trying to create an open framework, an > > open operating system for mobile devices. Maybe they are trying to > > tiptoe around the "OS" description for fear of backlash from current > > providers. I can't explain it. Google is creating an operating > > system. The goal of this operating system is to see the mobile market > > adopt a similar approach to the rest of the computing and internet > > industry. A free system where anybody, with any device, on any > > carrier, using any software, may feel unrestricted. > > > Mobile carriers for too long have squeezed hard earned dollars out of > > consumer pockets using practices such as text messaging, roaming, > > fees, long distance, feature crippling, proprietary ringtones/music > > systems, etc. > > > How would a consumer feel today if Apple or Microsoft said, the only > > way you can listen to your music on your home computer is with our > > music service? What if your internet provider charged you for adding > > a wireless network to your home or plugging in a internet ready > > device? What if they said you could only use their computers to get > > on their internet with? What if your landline phone company charged > > you a different price depending on what time if the day you called? > > Bloody Murder, Lawsuit, Kill Them people may shout.... > > > Now imagine. Imagine that Google has successfully lobbied, marketed, > > and pushed devices to consumers that would be allowed to be connected > > to any wireless network. Imagine that you can get an unlimited data > > only plan with your mobile device. Imagine that you could install any > > of a number of VOIP service providers to make your local or long > > distance calls. Skype, Vonage, etc. Imagine you pay $40/month for > > your data contract, using built-in messaging/SMS/MMS over any network > > for free, and pay $3/month for unlimited domestic phone calls. > > > How could this ever be possible? Google Android. > > > This seems to be an unbelievable feat to many. Brainwashed by the > > wireless providers and Apple marketing machine. Here is a list of the > > misinformation/comments I have heard with my responses.: > > > * Google is creating a phone. > > - Google is creating an operating system and lobbying so that an > > manufacturer will be able to design a phone to use it, just like > > Windows Mobile, LIMO, Symbian, etc. There will be many phone models > > on many carriers that support the Google Android operating system > > * I don't want a phone with ads all over it. > > - Google phone will not have ads, there may be systems developed > > that will allow a cheaper phone if ads are used. There will be no > > forcing of such a system. > > * What is Android? > > - Google is creating an open-source operating system that will > > induce innovation and competition. > > * Google is just trying to do the same thing as Apple. > > - Google is creating an open-source operating system that will > > induce innovation and competition. > > * Google is just trying to do the same thing as Microsoft. > > - Google is creating an open-source operating system that will > > induce innovation and competition. > > * Have you read the news? Google software is full of security > > problems and so is these new gadgets. > > - Google & Apple both use UNIX/Linux for their operating > > systems. > > - Google took out the Bluetooth API and GTalk API from the SDK > > due to security reasons, they are doing the smart thing > > * Google Android phone won't be able to use Bluetooth or Google > > Talk > > - UNTRUE, these devices will support normal use of Bluetooth > > hardware and built-in messaging over the Jabber/Google Talk network. > > - The programming support for these components will not be > > IMMEDIATELY available due to scheduling and security reasons, expect > > an update to the SDK in the future that will allow support for > > developing software applications for these devices. > > - The iPhone doesn't have a Bluetooth API either, not that I > > want to follow in those footsteps. > > * ... I'm sure more to come... > > > Google, please. Get this information out there. Buy some TV ads, do > > something!! People need to understand what you are doing, what you are > > lobbying for, what has already been done. Shipping that first phone > > is going to help a lot and put the speculation, rumors, and > > misinformation to rest. I will probably switch to T-Mobile from > > Verizon just to get one of the HTC Dream/G1 phones. I will do my > > part. My hacked Motorola Q will be up for sale ;) > > > Feel free to comment on this post at my > > website:http://www.djtachyon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44... > > > -=> Tachyon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
