Setuju. LG pegang, ga yakin bisa sebesar ini android. On Aug 18, 2011 10:45 PM, "Eddo Linus" <[email protected]> wrote: > Kalo dulu dipegang LG, bukan HTC, mungkin Android tidak sebesar ini > > Sent from one of these: iPhone 4, Droid Pro, & 9780 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Yoshwar S <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:59:57 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [id-android] WTI: awalnya LG yg terpilih utk membuat Android phone pertama > > sumber dari > http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/08/17/what-a-blunder-lg-had-a-contract-to-build-first-android-phone-but-walked-away-from-the-deal/ > > > *What a blunder. LG had a contract to build first Android phone, but walked > away from the deal* > By Staska on 17 Aug 11 > > Wow! Is this LG’s biggest strategic blunder or what? > > According to Wall Street Journal (subscription required), back when Google > was still working on it’s mobile OS in secret, they had a deal with LG to > build the first Android phone. > > Then LG backed out of the deal, and Google had to turn to HTC for the > Android launch hardware. The rest is history, as they say. > > LG went on to tinker with it’s Chocolate franchise and build iPhone > wannabe’s like LG Prada and Arena. Then they made an ill fated strategic bet > on Windows Mobile in early 2009, just as Microsoft was end-of-lifing the OS > and switching it’s development resources to Windows Phone 7. Leaving LG > without the needed expertise and competitive hardware and in 2010, just as > smartphone growth exploded. > > I wonder what prompted LG to drop Android back in 2007? My guess – it was > LG’s hubris. > > Remember – 2007 was the year the first iPhone launched with great success. > And LG was the only company in mobile who had a very similar device, that > was almost ready to ship on the day Steve Jobs announced iPhone. That was LG > Prada KE850. > > LG’s contract with Google for the first Android phone must have been for a > Blackberry look alike device, just like those first Android prototypes. Come > to think of it, I actually never heard who made those first prototypes. > Could it have been LG? > > When Google decided to reset it’s Android development efforts, and make a > full screen touch phone, LG balked. In their minds – they were far ahead of > the industry to make a true iPhone competitor. In early 2007 LG managers > were walking around and telling everyone who’d listen that Apple stole LG > Prada design to make an iPhone. And they already had LG Viewty, a phone far > ahead of iPhone in every spec you can name, in advanced development stage. > All LG needed to do, was to tweak their software a bit and they will have a > true iPhone killer. Why the heck would they share their touchphone lead with > Google? > > Only tweaking that software to make a desirable touch phone turned out not > to be as easy as it seemed at first. Even LG Arena, a touchphone launched > two years later – in 2009, with a fancy S Class touch interface, was a > usability nightmare compared to iPhone. > > In the meantime, HTC went on to build the first Android smartphones, bet > heavily on Google, and today is the 4th most important player in smartphone > market. Shipping tens of millions of devices and raking in tons of cash. > > While LG’s mobile division is bleeding money, and is still considered to be > a bit player among smartphone vendors. > > -- > "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id > > =============== > Join ID-ANDROID Developers > http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-dev > --------------------- > Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband > http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet > -------------------- > PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 021-25536796 > -------------------- > i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 > -------------------- > Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 > =============== > > Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21 > > -- > "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id > > =============== > Join ID-ANDROID Developers > http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-dev > --------------------- > Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband > http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet > -------------------- > PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 021-25536796 > -------------------- > i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 > -------------------- > Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 > =============== > > Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21
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