Any increase testing is a good thing. The Droid autofocus problem showed there were still some holes in the testing processes, so it may just be a case that these are being tightened up.
Last year Googlers got a Dream with some custom tweaks instead of a bonus (http://phandroid.com/2008/12/22/google-staffers-dream-xmas-bonus/), so maybe this year their bonus is a replacement which hasn't been released *yet* (thus avoiding some Googlers being annoyed at having bought one only to get another as their bonus), and they get to double up as beta testers. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. 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. On 13 Dec 2009, at 21:46, Thomas Riley wrote: > It still leaves the question, what in Android 2.1 is so spectacular > that needs a bigger testing process than the Droid? > > On Dec 13, 9:01 pm, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just don't see Google selling their own phone to consumers. I >> wonder if it will be the third dev phone ADP3 and that's where the >> confusion is coming from. Google will sell it unlocked, but as a dev >> phone. It will be available to the public as the HTC Passion through >> T-mobile. The G1 and the magic dev phone are still on Android 1.6. I >> think it does make sense to have an Android 2.X dev phone at this >> point. That's my guess. >> >> Jeff >> >> Trackaroo.com >> Trackmaster - Motorsports Lap Timerhttp://trackmaster.trackaroo.com >> Dynomaster - Performance Dynohttp://dynomaster.trackaroo.com >> >> On Dec 13, 10:55 am, Thomas Riley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Its clear that google are testing something pretty special, most >>> likely running Android 2.1 however this still does not confirm its a >>> google branded device. >> >>> On Dec 12, 9:18 pm, Mike Wolfson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> This post doesn't have a lot of details, but it does confirm that >>>> Google is creating their own hardware. There has been a ton of >>>> speculation about this, so this confirmation is really interesting. >>>> It does look like it won't be available to the public (they describe >>>> it as a mobile lab), but just for Googlers. >> >>>> http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/12/android-dogfood-diet-for-hol... > > -- > > 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. > > -- 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.
