Comments on: Verizon and Google Team Up for Android Phones

By: One True Google Phone? I’m Skeptical, But Hopeful

One True Google Phone? I’m Skeptical, But Hopeful — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:00:48 +0000

[...] off as a platform, thanks to its enthusiastic adoption by a whole bunch of companies, including Verizon, Motorola, HTC, and others. Wouldn’t they rather see Google as a partner rather than a [...]

By: Ray's World » Blog Archive » Droid Does

Ray's World » Blog Archive » Droid Does — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:54:30 +0000

[...] Wireless, which recently announced it was hopping on the Android smartphone OS bandwagon big time, has started whetting our appetite for It’s launched a TV ad for the phone, the Droid, and a [...]

By: dev

dev — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:30:03 +0000

I currently with Verizon and do not want a phone that relies on Google for it’s OS and automatically connects to the Internet whenever it feels like it. iPhone is some tough competition. They need something with the mercury switch or whatever it is they are using that detects motion.

By: Droid Attacks iPhone | Technologizer

Droid Attacks iPhone | Technologizer — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:56:17 +0000

[...] all: News Verizon Wireless, which recently announced it was hopping on the Android smartphone OS bandwagon big time, has started whetting our appetite for its first Android phone. It’s launched a TV ad for the [...]

By: Technorotic

Technorotic — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:55:16 +0000

Verizon may be the largest wireless company in the U.S., but it doesn’t have a killer phone. That may be one of the reasons it decided to join forces with Google to create some brand new additions for the Android armada.

By: Oh Yeah, Windows Mobile 6.5 | Technologizer

Oh Yeah, Windows Mobile 6.5 | Technologizer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:13:10 +0000

[...] all: News Between yesterday’s news about Flash on phones and today’s Google-Verizon deal and announcements yet to come from the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in San Diego, [...]

By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:34:36 +0000

Oh, I agree that there’s no existing evidence that’s reason for excitement over Verizon apps. And one of the reasons I stopped being a Verizon customer around six years ago was the generally boring quality of their phones, an issue which persists.

Verizon could use better smartphones, and Android needs wider deployment, and I’d like to see Google Voice on as many phones as possible, so the partnership has the potential of making good things possible. Like I said, though, it’s ultimately all about the phones–and we don’t know anything at all about them yet. But we will soon enough.

–Harry

By: Aaron Pressman

Aaron Pressman — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:19:42 +0000

You’re really, really cutting Verizon a lot of slack in this post. They have hamstrung and restricted pretty much every semi-decent phone they’ve ever offered to protect various mobile revenue streams.

I was particularly troubled by this line in the press release: “pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers.” You don’t want Verizon’s apps and you sure can bet Verizon isn’t going to allow 3rd party apps to cut off any of their revenue, even if they do allow some version of Google voice (which appears to consume cellular minutes).