Comments on: Maybe Motorola Doesn’t Love Android That Much Afterall

By: lol

lol — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:13:28 +0000

OK, and both of you two realize “ROM” means READ ONLY MEMORY right? Wow…

You two really are special.

“Spell check. F7. Not looking like a complete tool in comments is onyl a single key stroke away.”

onyl a single key stroke away? NICE!!!!

P.S. I don’t think IE’s frames perform a spell check with F7.

This whole thread is filled with special people.

By: Sanjay Jha

Sanjay Jha — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:03:39 +0000

I like android OS because it is FREE.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:44:09 +0000

Alright J. Everything you said is correct, and I stand corrected, but I did mean ROM, I want to be able to listen to music on my device without having to buy a MicroSD Card, its not really a hassle I know, but its a phone, in my opinion it should have at least 1GB of ROM available for the user. Not just Apps. Pictures, Music, Videos ect..
Like the Galaxy, it had 8GB of ROM, or flash memory why cant most other android phones? I love android, im not saying its bad, and WM7, i dont believe is going to suck.

By: J.

J. — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:28:35 +0000

@Shane –
Where do we start…
Spelling and capitalization are important tools to effectively communicate your point of view. You have consistently failed in both of those pursuits, and as such, your point has very little chance of beign heard.

Secondly, actually being factually accurate is another important key towards advancing an argument. Again, massive fail. As of week ending 01/04/10 (prior to release of Nexus One, or Droid update) current user statistics from google showed that 47.6% of Android phones were running 1.6, and 31% were running 1.5. so not really close to the 50% you claim.

To your larger point re: phone specs…well, all MS has sadi about WinPho 7 is that there will be “minimum specs”, so that isn’t very helpful, especially if you’ve tried to install WinDesk anything on a computer that ONLY meets MS minimum specs, so I wouldn’t count on WinPho 7 being zippy. Additionally, I know you meant RAM and not ROM, and I can assure you that there is NO Android phone on the market with a gig of RAM. Nor does the iPhone, or any WinMo phone ever released. It just doesn’t exist.

Final point of factual inaccuracy – Rooting you phone does ont void your warranty. Period. Even if you manage to somehow brick your device, recovery to the original software image that your phone shipped with restores functionality, and because you must wipe completely…there is no way to show that your phone is or was rooted. Can’t prosecute what you can’t prove.

And seriously dude. Spell check. F7. Not looking like a complete tool in comments is onyl a single key stroke away.

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:52:12 +0000

snupples, i actually want to have music on my phone, something all android phones suck at. A1.5 doesnt have features that most OS have, even android 2.0 and 2.1
its android 1.1 with a keyboard. big woop.

By: Mensahwatts

Mensahwatts — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:58:22 +0000

windows 7…I don’t think its going to be any different then windows mobile but….time will tell

By: teljohny

teljohny — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:12:49 +0000

ok Motorola want to develop their own platform so what. Their vision philosophy is like Nortel and we know what happened.
Europe is looking at creating a standard for all these various platform and putting an order in this market why not Motorola work smart and follow the regulatory lead so they can be the first and be a successful company again.

By: snupples

snupples — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:35:17 +0000

Wow Shane, you’re an idiot. 1GB of ROM?? You have no idea what you’re talking about. ROM is nothing. Apps are like 2MB max, and they store all data as necessary on the SD card. Half of all Android devices are running 1.5?? Bullshit. Where’s the evidence? Yeah and I could say Windows sucks because half of all Windows PCs out there are still running XP. (In all seriousness though, Win7 is good). Oh, and A1.5 is still better than any other phone OS out there, so I’m not sure what your point is.

In a final feat of brilliance, you say, “If you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t talk” and then two sentences later, “I never want to buy an android powered phone”. I suggest you follow your own advice.

By: G1 user

G1 user — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:01:56 +0000

If it wasn’t a direct quote I wouldn’t believe that Motorola would want to make their own operating system! Haven’t they learnt that having a system that is common helps sales. People want a phone that is supported by application developers: having your own operating system equals no/little third party support. Unless you pull off an Apple, which isn’t going to happen.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:32:10 +0000

Ah thank you Terran!

By: Terran

Terran — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:46:11 +0000

i think WM7 is actually gonna do pretty well. the Zune HD did better then people expected and the UI for WM7 is extremely similar to the zune interface, which makes for an easy transition for zune users already. plus, everyone always talked about how they wish there was a Zune phone, and now there will be one soon. hell, i’ve contemplated buying a zune for as a music player since my ipod broke and i refuse to buy any apple products (not because my ipod broke, that was my own fault.)

By: CantDoMotorolaOnPrinciple

CantDoMotorolaOnPrinciple — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:31:51 +0000

Go ahead Motorola, you will only keep on loosing market share. You should never bite the hand that feeds you.

On principle I shall never allow anyone that works for me buy Motorola again. So you lost a lot more than you can imagine.

Wish you good luck with your knew goals, but know its futile.

By: The Trendaholic

The Trendaholic — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:52:46 +0000

We can all agree this is the same papist attitude that almost sank the company in the first place. Now that they have a little wind in their sails they want to jump to the extreme before they really get there feet back on the ground. This attitude is only set for extreme disappointment or failure in the near future.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:04:22 +0000

*maybe two phones out in the market that have more than 1Gb of ROM, all the specs are different, and have of android devices are still running 1.5
Its pathetic.
I never want to buy an android powered phone because I know that unless I root my device, void my warranty, I’m not getting the next release.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:01:50 +0000

WM7 is not the same OS with a new skin, its been re-written from the ground up. If you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t talk. Android, is still lacking. There are may