Haha.. so only folks like the one in this group are the target market. Which segment do we fall into? I thought we were in the "cool" zone ;)
take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Noooooooo..... > > The page has been "updated" and the tick changed to a cross. > > There goes any chance of the Magic being the first Android 'phone which > I'd be able to use as my primary phone. > > I'm having real trouble now seeing the Market that Android is looking to > appeal to in Europe. It's too expensive to appeal to people as a normal > consumer 'phone, doesn't have a high enough spec camera to appeal to the > higher end consumer market, the design of current generation of phones > have the wow factor to appeal to the "cool" crowd, without being > tetherable it's not all that great for geeks not into android, and > without PDF, Word, and Exchange support it's not going to appeal to > corporates. > > Maybe those reasons help explain the poor UK sales figures > (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/feb/12/mobilephones-google), > and why T-Mobile aren't offering the Magic/G2. > > Al. > > Eric Wong (hdmp4.com) wrote: > >> IT CAN BE TETHERED!!!!!!!!! (Thats what the tick next to "modem" in > vodafone specs usually means) > >> > > > > It is actually a cross when I check it just now....on the vodafone > > spec page.... > > > > Eric > > > > On Feb 18, 12:23 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> - It comes with cupcake installed (seehttp:// > news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7894516.stm) > >> - You can backup & restore from and to your PC > >> - It'll do conference calling > >> - IT CAN BE TETHERED!!!!!!!!! (Thats what the tick next to "modem" in > >> vodafone specs usually means) > >> > >> All I can say is "Hubba Hubba!!!!". > >> > >> Al. > >> > >> -- > >> ====== > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > >> > >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > >> subsidiaries. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
