Yes , I'm obviously imagining that me and a significant size
developement team are working on a new products. Sorry, my bad.
M
On Apr 28, 3:03 pm, "Eric Wong (hdmp4.com)" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I partly disagree with this. If the manufacturers are desperate, they
> could simply port Android to one of their existing handsets. There is
> real reason that they must invest money and resources to build a new
> phone entirely, it is kinda a waste of money.
>
> However, today, no one except a handful of China manufacturer do this.
>
> Cheers
> Eric
>
> On Apr 28, 9:36 am, Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > FYI, A number of vendors are invseting significant resources in
> > developing their own Android devices, it's kept a lot of us very busy.
> > It just takes time to develop all the hardware, software etc. HTC did
> > get the G1 out the door quickly, but the new models will be more
> > powerful and have a lot more features, it just all takes time.
>
> > M
>
> > On Apr 27, 7:42 am, "[email protected]"
>
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Wasn't aware of the alternative 'brick' terminology.
>
> > > I meant the G1 looks like a brick! Kind of like how handsets 10 years
> > > ago did.
>
> > > iPhone is stunning in comparison and believe me, looks DO matter in
> > > this market!
>
> > > On Apr 27, 3:40 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > 2 is not applicable since non-tmobile/non-htc are not affected. 1 is
> > > > definitely applicable -- if its an instant flop, then its not a good
> > > > investment. 3 -- is partially applicable - it is not a particularly
> > > > complex feature and could be added on a whim as needed.
>
> > > > And if you bricked your phone, why would you show it off... thats like
> > > > running around with your pants down yelling out "I'm dumb". You do
> > > > know what the word 'brick' means when applied to a phone, don't you?
> > > > It means that you damaged the firmware and don't know how to fix it.
>
> > > > On Apr 27, 10:25 am, "[email protected]"
>
> > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Definitely more than meets the eye here. After all, if HTC had the
> > > > > technology so long ago, why is it taking other handset companies so
> > > > > long?
>
> > > > > My theories :
> > > > > 1. The other companies are not prepared to invest money and resources
> > > > > until they can see Android is looking likely to be a success
> > > > > 2. Some kind of exclusivity contract between T-Mobile and HTC
> > > > > 3. Delay of Cupcake release meaning only handsets with physical
> > > > > keyboard can work with current SDK
>
> > > > > ok so that's all I can come up with for now, but how does everyone
> > > > > else explain this enigma?
>
> > > > > After all the Android platform was launched on the premise of multiple
> > > > > handsets and multiple devices.
>
> > > > > Its kind of hard to convince your mate to buy an Android phone when
> > > > > all you can show him is a brick.- Hide quoted text -
>
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