Comments on: Why I won’t be buying the Android T-Mobile G1 phone http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/ Business and Tech Ramblings Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: SangreNegra http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2299 SangreNegra Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:55:52 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2299 Matt, seriously dude what are you talking? A poor hardware platform? I mean, there is absolutely nothing to complain about the hardware they've used, it's even better than 90% of the phones on the market of today. Could it be that you're talking about a poor design rather than the hardware platform itself? I agree, the design is everything but fancy. Like other said before, sort of a late 90's prototype of an nextgen smartphone. My summary: The hardware is neat, but design sucks! Kind regards Johannes Matt,

seriously dude what are you talking? A poor hardware platform? I mean, there is absolutely nothing to complain about the hardware they’ve used, it’s even better than 90% of the phones on the market of today. Could it be that you’re talking about a poor design rather than the hardware platform itself? I agree, the design is everything but fancy. Like other said before, sort of a late 90’s prototype of an nextgen smartphone.
My summary: The hardware is neat, but design sucks!

Kind regards Johannes

]]> By: Matt http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2293 Matt Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:12:19 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2293 As someone who didn't want the straight jacketted 'you can only do what we say you can do' approach of the iPhone I went for the G1. Terrible. All I can say is that you're absolutely right with the above. The hardware platform is poor. I don't know why, HTC have been making successful phones for years. The plus points are that Android is stable, and seems to have the basics covered. But Google have rushed it out and left far too much to the community. Put the G1 next to an iPhone and there's just no comparison. The G1 looks a bit of a joke. As someone who didn’t want the straight jacketted ‘you can only do what we say you can do’ approach of the iPhone I went for the G1. Terrible. All I can say is that you’re absolutely right with the above. The hardware platform is poor. I don’t know why, HTC have been making successful phones for years. The plus points are that Android is stable, and seems to have the basics covered. But Google have rushed it out and left far too much to the community. Put the G1 next to an iPhone and there’s just no comparison. The G1 looks a bit of a joke.

]]> By: D http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2290 D Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:09:08 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2290 You should go and visit a T-Mobile store. I went to the one at the new Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd's Bush and they were offering the G1 on Combi 15 + a fee for the phone. You should go and visit a T-Mobile store. I went to the one at the new Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush and they were offering the G1 on Combi 15 + a fee for the phone.

]]> By: Slick Phone is What the First Google Android Phone Should Have Been | FREE DOWNLOAD GAMES http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2288 Slick Phone is What the First Google Android Phone Should Have Been | FREE DOWNLOAD GAMES Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:04:37 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2288 [...] me has a lot left to be desired, although I would not go as far as Al Sutton bashing the G1 in his blog and who has been very vocal in the Android Google [...] [...] me has a lot left to be desired, although I would not go as far as Al Sutton bashing the G1 in his blog and who has been very vocal in the Android Google [...]

]]> By: » Slick Phone is What the First Google Android Phone Should Have Been Google Phone Review: T-mobile G1 Google Phone Review http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2282 » Slick Phone is What the First Google Android Phone Should Have Been Google Phone Review: T-mobile G1 Google Phone Review Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:07:30 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2282 [...] me has a lot left to be desired, although I would not go as far as Al Sutton bashing the G1 in his blog and who has been very vocal in the Android Google [...] [...] me has a lot left to be desired, although I would not go as far as Al Sutton bashing the G1 in his blog and who has been very vocal in the Android Google [...]

]]> By: Lefty http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2278 Lefty Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:49:49 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2278 As far as LG's bringing out an Android phone goes, latest reports are that it'll be no sooner than Q3 of 2009, see http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/09/28/samsung-and-lg-to-release-android-phones-in-q3-2009-at-the-earliest/ It's increasingly appearing that this OS isn't nearly as easy to work with, from a device manufacturer's point of view, as Google would like people to believe. I suspect that HTC and T-Mobile got a ton of direct help with the G1 from Google and that's a situation which definitely won't scale up... As far as LG’s bringing out an Android phone goes, latest reports are that it’ll be no sooner than Q3 of 2009, see

http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/09/28/samsung-and-lg-to-release-android-phones-in-q3-2009-at-the-earliest/

It’s increasingly appearing that this OS isn’t nearly as easy to work with, from a device manufacturer’s point of view, as Google would like people to believe. I suspect that HTC and T-Mobile got a ton of direct help with the G1 from Google and that’s a situation which definitely won’t scale up…

]]> By: Slick Phone is What the First Google Android Phone Should Have Been | GAB http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2275 Slick Phone is What the First Google Android Phone Should Have Been | GAB Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:02:55 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2275 [...] me has a lot left to be desired, although I would not go as far as Al Sutton bashing the G1 in his blog and who has been very vocal in the Android Google [...] [...] me has a lot left to be desired, although I would not go as far as Al Sutton bashing the G1 in his blog and who has been very vocal in the Android Google [...]

]]> By: Michael Martin http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2273 Michael Martin Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:08:50 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2273 If you want a refined phone that is more consumer and business friendly then I would wait until the 2nd half of 2009 as there will be several Android phones competing for your heart, mind, and wallet. ,Michael Martin http://www.googleandblog.com/ If you want a refined phone that is more consumer and business friendly then I would wait until the 2nd half of 2009 as there will be several Android phones competing for your heart, mind, and wallet.

,Michael Martin
http://www.googleandblog.com/

]]> By: C. Enrique Ortiz http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2272 C. Enrique Ortiz Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:53:01 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2272 yes, this is just the start. if you are not developing s/w, wait. if you want to start developing now, get one. the h/w specs will be similar in future versions, although the h/w footprint may not. the s/w will be the same, so developing today means you will be ready for future handset models... ceo yes, this is just the start. if you are not developing s/w, wait. if you want to start developing now, get one. the h/w specs will be similar in future versions, although the h/w footprint may not. the s/w will be the same, so developing today means you will be ready for future handset models…

ceo

]]> By: Muthu Ramadoss http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2270 Muthu Ramadoss Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:21:03 +0000 http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/i-wont-be-buying-the-android-t-mobile-g1-phone/#comment-2270 Al, It makes sense to wait if you are not actively developing applications for Android. I'm sure kickass Android phones will come out in 6 months as you had rightly said, and make this TMo G1 obsolete. Al,

It makes sense to wait if you are not actively developing applications for Android. I’m sure kickass Android phones will come out in 6 months as you had rightly said, and make this TMo G1 obsolete.

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