IT PISSES ME OFF! like on a scale of 1-10, its an 8 for me. motorola is retarded for coming up with that catchphrase. now whenever i am playing with my epic, people say "ohh is that the droid for sprint"? and i say "NO ITS NOT CALLED 'DROID' ITS CALLED A SAMSUNG EPIC 4G. DROID IS A CATCHPHRASE, THE PHONE DOESNT RUN DROID, IT RUNS ANDROID!" sorry i am just ranting, but i know this annoys alot of other android lovers...
I'm not sure if it was Verizon's idea or Motorola to use the "Droid" brand, but every time you hear "Droid" on a Verizon commercial, George Lucas gets paid. Kind of ironic considering he uses an Iphone.
I started a thread on this a year or so ago lol pisses me off something horrible.
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I started a thread on this a year or so ago lol pisses me off something horrible.
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im sure there are tons of threads on this lol. but none in this section
Verizon owns the name...because Droid Incredible and Droid Eris were made by HTC..Verizon spent 100 million on that campaign which really made android break a lot into the market...
That said it does tick me off when people say that..but I don't exactly flip out..I just explain to them that they are wrong and its called Android, and Droid is a marketing campaign by Verizon..and how the Epic is better then any Droid anyways lol
Well it's certainly wrong but it doesn't annoy me that badly. Sometimes if I'm trying to explain to somebody who isn't tech-savvy "Droid" is the only thing they can relate to.
It's really the same thing as Kleenex vs tissue, etc. Like it or not Verizon has created an extremely successful marketing campaign.
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Verizon owns the name...because Droid Incredible and Droid Eris were made by HTC..Verizon spent 100 million on that campaign which really made android break a lot into the market...
That said it does tick me off when people say that..but I don't exactly flip out..I just explain to them that they are wrong and its called Android, and Droid is a marketing campaign by Verizon..and how the Epic is better then any Droid anyways lol
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They don't own the name. "Droid" is a trademark of Lucasfilm industries. Verizon pays commission to use it. Which is one of many reasons why their customers pay $20-$30 more than us.
Yeah it's Verizon, not Motorola
Isn't the "Droids" actual name the Milestone?
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I don't know but for some reason I like the name Droid.I put the droid eye live wallapapers on both my Evo n Epic n even have the sound file that saids Droid on both phone for incoming text.On my Evo I put the Droid start up animation 2.I guess it's because my 1st android phone was a Motorola Droid followed by the Droid Incredible.
It's like people asking what's the difference between an ipod and an mp3 player..... NOTHING!!!!!!!!
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Isn't the "Droids" actual name the Milestone?
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The Milestone is the European version of the Droid.
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i just tell them "these are not the droids your looking for"
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i just tell them "these are not the droids your looking for"
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haha, well played sir.
very annoying, even worse being the people that KNOW what they are talking about (ie, people here) being VERY excessive about it (ie, wallpapers/sounds/themes)
I always just reply "yeah, this is an android based phone so it runs the operating system as the droids and other Android phones."
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Its annoying but I will say this, Verizon and Droid are a HUGE reason Android has been so successful. The Droid commercials are the reason I upgraded from my blackberry to the moment.
I usually just tell people yea its an android based phone same as droid.
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+1 on above... bothers the retentive tech geek in me, but that marketing got the ball moving... that and I'm a little bit of a star wars geek... so I just clarify and proceed to attack iphone
well, i had the VERY first android phone, the G1. so i know it as ANDROID. i think that people that got in the android business before the "droids" came out are a little more...strict when it comes to that catchphrase. that's why it irks me so much. ive had a G1, MT3G, HD2 running android, EVO, and an EPIC.
I was at hooters once and the waitress made the comment "Oh is that the new droid phone" but it wasn't. It was a nexus one and I didn't defend it! Damn their service! It should of been andriod before hooters. Sorry android.
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Might be posting in wrong forum, but I knew you guys would love this!
Android sales up over 800%!
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226500093&subSection=Operating+Systems
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Might be posting in wrong forum, but I knew you guys would love this!
Android sales up over 800%!
http://www.informationweek.com/news...icleID=226500093&subSection=Operating+Systems
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So is my stock!!! Thanks everyone.
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I wonder why that happened.
Maybe it's because people have been getting steadily more and more tech savvy over the last couple of years, since the introduction of mainstream smartphones with all carriers.
And, of course, more tech savvy people know that iphone is just a toy.
Clarification: It was #1 in sales for the quarter. Not sure what it's market share is overall, but it's moving fast.
Apple's brainwashing is wearing off and people are realizing the iPhone isn't the best thing since condoms.
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Apple's brainwashing is wearing off and people are realizing the iPhone isn't the best thing since condoms.
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Wait, but condoms aren't gre.... errr I see what you did there.
As a self proclaimed techno-geek I can tell you that what grabbed my attention was the "what droid gets" commercials. Those started me on a search for a droid device and I grabbed the EVO on launch day. My contract with Verizon had just expired and even though it was their commercial, I went with Sprint.
Got the wife a Samsung Moment and she is on that thing more than I'm on my EVO
how many android devices can you name that were out this time last year though, these numbers don't mean anything. the hero, moment, droid, eris, incredible, evo, even the backflip are counted as opposed to counting JUST the magic and G1.. really meaningless. if it happens again Q4 this year or later then it will mean everything though.
google ftw
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Apple's brainwashing is wearing off and people are realizing the iPhone isn't the best thing since condoms.
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Oh lord that was classic...
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Might be posting in wrong forum, but I knew you guys would love this!
Android sales up over 800%!
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226500093&subSection=Operating+Systems
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Does that make you feel good about yourself??? This kind of post is what reminds me of idiots who are apple fans!
more people more developers thats a great thing
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Does that make you feel good about yourself??? This kind of post is what reminds me of idiots who are apple fans!
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wow, what's wrong with you?
Since apple lil screw up. And people coming to reality Its newsletters everyday stating how Android is moving up, stating that its more then 200,000 android phones gettting activated a day.
But i think its just people are finally moving up to the tech ages and not basic feature phones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG3tLxEQEdg
Thank you for sharing this bro!
This is awesome, I really hope it comes true, I would drop $1000 for one right now lol.
-Tee Jay
That looks insane!
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Thank you for sharing this bro!
This is awesome, I really hope it comes true, I would drop $1000 for one right now lol.
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Me too!
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Cowboys fan?
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Cowboys fan?
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I am yes
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I WANT
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Nice
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It doubles as a shoehorn I'm guessing?
Omg... if that come true it will blow everyone else out of the waters.... lol.... .
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Dont worry, if and when that phone does come out im sure AT&T or Verizon would get it before Sprint did. Did anyone see the two new phones Sprint just came out with. The transform and some other phone. Both are totally P.O.S. I was hoping they would bust out w/ a Evo but with a better screen. Instead they come out w/ two phones that are worse then the Hero. Figures.
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Dont worry, if and when that phone does come out im sure AT&T or Verizon would get it before Sprint did. Did anyone see the two new phones Sprint just came out with. The transform and some other phone. Both are totally P.O.S. I was hoping they would bust out w/ a Evo but with a better screen. Instead they come out w/ two phones that are worse then the Hero. Figures.
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I know right... i dont understand sprint... they bring out the evo then those two phones... o i hope sprint grabs this phone....
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I know right... i dont understand sprint... they bring out the evo then those two phones... o i hope sprint grabs this phone....
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guys,
the phones sprint brought out are perfect to create a FULL LINEUP of android phones for Sprint.
All three of those phones are on-par if not better than the hero in terms of hardware. (Esp. the Zio)
Sprint has two top tier phones that no one else has, plus a solid middle of the pack lineup (with these added).
They have to provide phones that most peole want.
If they put out another 4g phone, all of you would be complaining about the $10/month fee.
You have to be able to step back and look at what Sprint is doing overall.
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guys,
the phones sprint brought out are perfect to create a FULL LINEUP of android phones for Sprint.
All three of those phones are on-par if not better than the hero in terms of hardware. (Esp. the Zio)
Sprint has two top tier phones that no one else has, plus a solid middle of the pack lineup (with these added).
They have to provide phones that most peole want.
If they put out another 4g phone, all of you would be complaining about the $10/month fee.
You have to be able to step back and look at what Sprint is doing overall.
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True... +1 for you...
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Wow that phone is ****ing amazing! Best idea yet for one.
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Man that phone blew me the THE F WORD AWAY
That's a next generation concept. I'd follow that phone to whatever cell provider carrys it.
It has so much potential!
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you can find the articles that go along with this imaginary phone. Its most likely never getting produced
mozilla has no intention of developing this phone at the moment as its focus is on software, not hardware. But this is a phone concept for the open web, and one which has features sure to make their way into new phones over the coming years
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/mozilla-seabird-phone-is-full-of-good-ideas-20100924/ for those that ask for the info to back up my statements.
Since Mozilla Labs launched the Concept Series with an open call for participation we’ve had thousands of people join in, share ideas and develop concepts around Firefox, the Mozilla projects and the Open Web as a whole.
In response to our open call Billy May, in early 2009, produced a throw-away concept for an “Open Web Concept Phone”. Working directly off of that community feedback, Billy has since finished the exploration with his concept “Seabird”.
Throw away concept.
https://mozillalabs.com/conceptseries/2010/09/23/seabird/
so don't get excited. sadly we will most likely see focus on innovation wain while the carriers demand focus on locking down the phones. which like every other security option given to the end user is cracked wide open and tinkered with.
Holy Crap
I'm still wide eyed and drooling after seeing that. Absolutely jaw dropping. Mozilla could dominate the market if they could mass produce it and contract every carrier to provide it. Of course, then we would all have the same thing
so here is the situation. at first, i wanted to buy a Droid X but they were all out of stock at the verizon store near me, so i left with a droid incredible instead. but surprisingly for me i liked the incredible a lot more then i expected that i would. and i used my incredible for a few weeks but then i started noticing the speaker on the front wasnt working right, it would make a static noise during a phone call. and i have not even reached the 30 day limit with this phone so i returned the incredible back to the vzw store again but instead of getting a new incredible i decided to get a droid x instead like i originally planned to get. and i have been using this droid x for about a few weeks now and i must say, i liked my Droid Incredible MUCH better. the incredible was much faster, and sexier. so now i am wondering if verizon will let me take back my Droid x and once again get a Droid incredible instead, i really miss my incredible and im really starting to hate this phone.
so if you didnt get that the first time in short. i had a droid incredible, i loved it, but it broke. so i got a droid x and hated it. now i want to return it and get an incredible again, but i want to know if verizon will actually let me do that.
and on an unrelated not if verizon DOES let me get an incredible again will i have one of the newer models with the SLCD displays? does any one know if this screen looks any better then the older screens? just wondering
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so here is the situation. at first, i wanted to buy a Droid X but they were all out of stock at the verizon store near me, so i left with a droid incredible instead. but surprisingly for me i liked the incredible a lot more then i expected that i would. and i used my incredible for a few weeks but then i started noticing the speaker on the front wasnt working right, it would make a static noise during a phone call. and i have not even reached the 30 day limit with this phone so i returned the incredible back to the vzw store again but instead of getting a new incredible i decided to get a droid x instead like i originally planned to get. and i have been using this droid x for about a few weeks now and i must say, i liked my Droid Incredible MUCH better. the incredible was much faster, and sexier. so now i am wondering if verizon will let me take back my Droid x and once again get a Droid incredible instead, i really miss my incredible and im really starting to hate this phone.
so if you didn't get that the first time in short. i had a droid incredible, i loved it, but it broke. so i got a droid x and hated it. now i want to return it and get an incredible again, but i want to know if verizon will actually let me do that.
and on an unrelated not if verizon DOES let me get an incredible again will i have one of the newer models with the SLCD displays? does any one know if this screen looks any better then the older screens? just wondering
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That depends on.............mood of store manager. They can do pretty much everything there, however they could tell you you cannot make a second exchange. That happened to me once, but the manager was nice enough a let me do the exchange 3 times. So, my suggestion is - make up a little story and give it a try. Good luck.
HTC seems to always bring the greatest and latest. But in my experience their phones just don't last. Serious...NOT trying to troll. I've literally gone through 20+ HTC Recertified Like New devices in the past few years. Most common was the Oil Slick LCD problem, where Verizon eventually started blaming the customer as user affected abuse even though the LCD wasn't cracked.
Great specs encased with cheap plastic and cheap parts.
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Thats been my experience with HTC devices. Loved them all until they broke in the first 3 months. I went through 13 HTC devices (from the Vogue all the way up to the Rhodium) in about a year and a half. Personally, I will never own another HTC device unless that company does something AMAZING.
As far as your question goes, if the store manager is unwilling to do anything for you, I'm sure you could find someone that would be willing to trade their Incredible for your DX.
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I can't even believe people are bashing HTC all I can say is **** you I can't wait to be done with my X great hardware ****ty software moto can kiss my ass my last 14 phones we're HTC and im sorry I didn't stick with them they are the superior phone maker
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For one, this is a Droid x forum. If you're a Droid x hater, go ***** somewhere else. If you loved htc so much, you shoulda never switched. YOU chose to get a Droid x, no one in this forum made you. I say good day sir. I SAY GOOD DAY! (btw, there are several HTC forums. If you can't find the, pm me and ill walk ya through it!)
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For one, this is a Droid x forum. If you're a Droid x hater, go ***** somewhere else. If you loved htc so much, you shoulda never switched. YOU chose to get a Droid x, no one in this forum made you. I say good day sir. I SAY GOOD DAY! (btw, there are several HTC forums. If you can't find the, pm me and ill walk ya through it!)
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first of all calm down, dont be such a troll
Hmmm, troll. You post in a Droid x forum that you hate it and want an incredible. Why not post it in the incredible forum with the hopes someone would want to trade you?? And my comments were more directed to the post above mine, but if the shoe fits...
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Hmmm, troll. You post in a Droid x forum that you hate it and want an incredible. Why not post it in the incredible forum with the hopes someone would want to trade you?? And my comments were more directed to the post above mine, but if the shoe fits...
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im not looking for some one to trade with. im wondering if verizon will let me trade in my phone for an incredible.
I have a Droid incredible oled screen. Ill be willing to trade. Has zagg screen protector and in a case so if your willing pm me.
If its the software you hate so much then why don't you flash one of the amazing roms on this forum. By now software should not be an issue.
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If its the software you hate so much then why don't you flash one of the amazing roms on this forum. By now software should not be an issue.
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yup, hated the software, flashed the new rubix. now im in love with the x again.
Just an observation fttb: This thread is teetering on the brink. Any more trolling will cause lock/troll warnings. Keep it civil plz.
http://www.gizmocrunch.com/android/4296-motorola-droid-x-23-update-flash
So this was rather funny. I have a friend who just got he Droid X yesterday and he used to have the Droid since the day it came out. He always has to outdo everyone and have the best. I got a text this morning that said: "Got the 2.3 software update B*tch". So I looked it up because I know it isn't true and sure enough find out Verizon called this update 2.3.340. And we all thought that we were getting teased with Gingerbread LMAO! Epic fail on Verizon's behalf. They have seemed to screw up on a lot of things lately. Did you guys see where they put a Droid X ad with the phone showing the IPhone version of Google Maps?: http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/30/verizon-sucks-at-photoshop-confuses-the-droid-x-for-an-iphone/
Must suck to be on Verizon!
That's because it's referring to the phone's 2.3.340 system version...not android version. It's still 2.2 android froyo
Silly version numbering policy.
You can also laugh at your friend because he pays about $40 more a month so he can have 3g in the desert.
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Silly version numbering policy.
You can also laugh at your friend because he pays about $40 more a month so he can have 3g in the desert.
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Eh, kinda important in these parts of Arizona....Yea, people actually live in the desert.
Does anyone here really care about Droid X, or any other phone?
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Does anyone here really care about Droid X, or any other phone?
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Yes I got a laugh out of it. If you don't care, Why did you open it. Move along, nothing to see here folks.
The point of this wasn't to refer to the Droid x at all. I love my evo I just thought it was hilarious that Verizon called the update 2.3. They certainly got a lot of ppl excited over nothing.
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Google aquiring Motorola Mobility.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html?m=1
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Sounds like google is finally gonna get some type of protection from that cry baby *teve $obs, i mean he can only have some many lawsuites before people start getting tired of his failed attempts to keep iPhone on top
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I like the name Motoroogle (from an article i read on Extreme Tech) Has a nice ring too it. Lol
This is great! We now know who is bringing the next nexus phone! and they will probably be doing it for a long time. This was probably the best company to merge with
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This is great! We now know who is bringing the next nexus phone! and they will probably be doing it for a long time. This was probably the best company to merge with
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Yeah i agree,and if they stay sensitive to allowing us control of our phones then when Htc or other partners get outta line Motoroogle will tell'm shape up or no more for you.
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This is great! We now know who is bringing the next nexus phone! and they will probably be doing it for a long time. This was probably the best company to merge with
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Do we? Don't most of the rumors still strongly point to Samsung?
Personally I dig it only because I like Google and want to see them armed with an arsenal of patents so that Android won't be killed by patent trolls. Never had a Moto phone myself but I haven't heard great things. Aren't they known for having crappy, break apart build quality?
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Do we? Don't most of the rumors still strongly point to Samsung?
Personally I dig it only because I like Google and want to see them armed with an arsenal of patents so that Android won't be killed by patent trolls. Never had a Moto phone myself but I haven't heard great things. Aren't they known for having crappy, break apart build quality?
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yeah its still up in the air to who the next nexus phone is going too.
Well I will probably get flack for this, but here goes. Before you get all happy about this aquisition by Google. Remember who Motorola has been in bed with for the better part of their phone "Greatness" , Verizon . The original we're going to throttle your data, you better not be tethering (even though your paying for unlimited) , if we can't charge you for it you can't do it, we're going to control everything you do on your phone carrier. So even though it's Google new company, the employees are still the old regime. With the old habits, especially the Executives. I'll always remember a quote from one of Verizon's press releases stating " the Companies bottom line is always the most important aspect in considerations involving customers" . I understand this true for any company. But to say it in a press release like that says a lot about how they perceive their customer base. Yes, I understand this is only my opinon
No flack here,you make avalid point
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Google should have bought HTC.
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Google should have bought HTC.
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Yeah but do they have the patent portfolio tomake themselves as attractive? Hardware would have been superior.
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Google should have bought HTC.
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Couldn't agree more. I was just thinking that when I read about it our newspaper this morning.
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Couldn't agree more. I was just thinking that when I read about it our newspaper this morning.
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Wouldn't make sense. HTC makes great phones but do not have the large patent portfolio that Moto has built up over many years in the mobile industry.
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i live in seattle and googles from redmond, theyve been on the news about this quite a bit and theyve even said themselves they just wanted the patent portfolio to help in defending android and the developers against apple, microsoft and the rest of the other bull**** patent trolls.
I see where this will certainly help Google, and Motorola, with regards to patent lawsuits. But how will this help Samsung, and HTC? Is Google going to step in, and say "Get out of here, patent troll....check this out....PWNT!!!"
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I see where this will certainly help Google, and Motorola, with regards to patent lawsuits. But how will this help Samsung, and HTC? Is Google going to step in, and say "Get out of here, patent troll....check this out....PWNT!!!"
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I'd imagine that since these patents are typically incredibly vague such as "scrolling menus" that if Apple sues HTC or Samsung over infringing on one of their vaguely worded patents then Google could jump in and brandish one of their equally vague patents and say that Google actually has the patent for it, not Apple.
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just so yall know i didnt see a splash screen for this new motoroogle or googlerola or whatever you want lol (it has only been a day) so i decided to make one. I posted it on im.nick.hellos new thread for splash screens along with some others i made.
I just have to wait for him to convert them into splash img format and a flashable.
SO GO CHECK IT OUT
BTW: I hope im not hijacking the thread. I dont think i am because it is technically about the thread in a way. but if i am please set me straight!
Edit: In regards to the post above there is no real reason to buy HTC
1)they are doing great on there own
2) HTC would not give up sense and google would not want sense
3) HTC would be like 3X the amount that Motorola was
4)Motorola already had made the commitment to android and that was its sole operating system unlike HTC where they make phones for WP7 and Android.
4) Motorolas patent portfolio is much bigger
5) Motorolas not getting sued lol
Just my 2 cents theres probably other reasons too
Google did it for the Patents
I heard its to help cover their a$$ with apple lawsuits
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You know it is,to go from having 317 patents to over 17,000 sure change the game. Literally from defense to offense,see if they give apple some of their own medicine .
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