Comments on: Nexus One News Update

By: mikeeeee

mikeeeee — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:44:55 +0000

supposed nexus1 unveiling on 1-6-2009.

CES in las vegas 1-7 to 1-10-2009.

anybody see if google has any exhibit space rented?

might be a ‘tell’ either way.

By: Cybersedan

Cybersedan — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:46:51 +0000

It’s funny how these bogus naming rights issues always blow up into a huge cloud of smoke which just eventually fade from our memories.

Nobody probably even remembers the huge hoopla over the name iPhone, years before Apple turned their iPod into a phone, Cisco had a VoIP device on the market called an iPhone, I don’t even remember what happened, but obviously Apple prevailed.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:25:47 +0000

I think Nexus one is just a codename ..

By: jovannyalva

jovannyalva — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:20:40 +0000

I just spoke to a lady wearing an android shirt. when she told me she worked at tmobile I asked her if she knew anything about the nexus one. she said she couldn’t tell me much but theoretically speaking it will be $399 at full price, without instant rebate if any.

By: ari-free

ari-free — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:33:09 +0000

10 words: Compaq needed an IBM before it could make IBM compatibles.

By: rigamrts

rigamrts — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:15:20 +0000

how bout a lawsuit from the scientist comunity since they used nexus in many papers before anyone else. come on these people are saber rattling hoping to get a peice of the google gravy train. come back to me when someone comes up with a legit claim.

By: Jem

Jem — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:55:12 +0000

Departmental segregation. (That leaves room for these eight additional words).

By: Pope Innocent II

Pope Innocent II — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:33:17 +0000

So this is the world we live in. Motorola had to get the license from Lucas to use “Droid” as the name of their device. What is “droid” but just a shortening of the word “android”?

The case with P.K. Dick’s daughter is even more atrocious. How is she going to be “shocked and dismayed” when the word “nexus” is a common one? There is a reason she was never consulted, and that is because there’s no reason to have to consult her or ask for permission to use that word.

These two cases are just more instances where people are blinded by greed. Isa Dick Hackett and George Lucas should be owed NOTHING.

By: amargari

amargari — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:52:27 +0000

The difference would be if Philip K. Dick or his estate ever trademarked the word “Nexus 1″. Lucas being the money grubber that he is trademarked the word droid. He made a case that he invented the word.

By: CommonSense

CommonSense — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:40:58 +0000

@Pedro Rodriguez and that is why they succeed the way they do.

By: geedave46

geedave46 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:29:15 +0000

ummm, did anyone notice the word ‘android’ in Philip K. Dick’s story title? Who has the copyright on that, I wonder…

By: Pedro Rodriguez

Pedro Rodriguez — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:17:01 +0000

In response to Michael Gartenberg question:
Has Google ever done something “traditional”?
They are building way even though Gmail just came out of beta AND are trying to get people to use their Apps.

Google has always has that “going in opposite ways” kind of style.

By: wonderbread57

wonderbread57 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:43:43 +0000

Google thinks they own the place (place meaning world). If Motorola did the responsible thing and licensed the rights to the name why doesn’t Google have to do the same?

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:18:20 +0000

@TSellers – I agree. They aren’t competing with the ecosystem but helping it. And they certainly don’t have the advantage that Microsoft has in its ecosystem which is controlling the closed source OS at its foundation. While no one can dig into Windows and integrate their products better than Microsoft can, ANY OEM can modify Android and make it better than anything Google can come up with. I doubt seriously that if the Nexus One materializes that it will stand as the top phone (if it debuts there) for long. I mean the source code for all the customizations come right along with it. And that goes right back to what TSellers said. As soon as Nexus One is released Nexus “Two”, “Three” and “Four” can ship within weeks. All Google would be doing is stirring the innovation pot to cook faster.
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It will be interesting to see how Apple attempts to keep up with this pace. Look at the onslaught of phone announcements and buzz between every IPhone release. Let Google finally stamp Android into minds with this Nexus One and it will be quite easy to forget the IPhone exists with the constant beat of Android news. I still say Android from day one was a genius move by Google.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:17:00 +0000

Ok on the Nexus One machine, but to the blade runner reference. I think it’s just ridiculous. So now we can’t use a name used in a movie to name a product? And that’s assuming Google actually used that name because of the reference to blade runner (will be hard to prove).

Why don’t I just start suing everyone who used the term “iPhone Killer” because I used it in my blog first (not really but work with me here). Maybe that wasn’t a great example since I’m not making money off anything but it’s ridiculous. She didn’t even know what a Nexus One was until people told her at which time she was “SHOCKED AND DISMAYED”. Ohhh the tragedy! lol. Ridiculous. All she heard was “CHA-CHING”