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There are few things that bothers me when people talk about Google taking the lead: 1) They are comparing two different things, an open OS vs an OS tied to one

There are few things that bothers me when people talk about Google taking the lead: 1) They are comparing two different things, an open OS vs an OS tied to one company. 2) Google didn't surpassed anybody. FroYo hasn't been released yet and they are comparing them to a phone that is going to be updated in two weeks. FroYo has tethering, but iPhone has tethering since 3.0, if AT&T doesn't allow it, it isn't Apple's fault. And I'm not sure how free that wireless hotspot will be. FroYo is faster, but nobody knows if faster than OS 4.0 on the new iPhone. They presented wireless sync, but nobody knows if Apple will introduce the same in two weeks. After all, they bought Lala for some reason. Maybe it's just me, but I like to compare shipped products, not demos and announcements.

tvon 16y ago
The tethering issue may not be Apple's fault, but that's fairly irrelevant since you can't get the phone with any other carrier in the U.S.. Point being, no matter whose fault it is, the iPhone just doesn't have tethering in the U.S.. Otherwise I tend to agree, there are no devices shipping with Froyo so saying it has surpassed a shipping and soon-to-be-updated product is a bit silly.
- davidedicillo 16y ago
  The only Android phone that initially will have that functionality won't be available with AT&T nor T-Mobile... And the Nexus One isn't a pentaband phone either.
  - warfangle 16y ago
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'll be able to flash froyo to my nexus one, correct? And the nexus one is available on at&t. Ergo, I will be able to tether my phone on at&t. Right?
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    - davidedicillo 16y ago
      Why do you think AT&T would let Nexus One tether before the iPhone?
      - warfangle 16y ago
        How would they be able to stop me?
- cwp 16y ago
  It's not a question of fault. The point is that outside the U.S. iPhone tethering works fine. I use it often. To say that Google is "leapfrogging" Apple because someday it will support tethering is ludicrous.
papachito 16y ago
It's spelled Froyo and it's being released in June http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/droid-users-upgrade-to-froyo-android-2.2-in-june/ http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/droid-users-upgrade-to...
nikils 16y ago
It is available in Nexus One http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/22/android-froyo-nexus-one/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/22/android-froyo-nexus-one/
alttab 16y ago
Maybe it's just me, but I like to compare shipped products, not demos and announcements. This is it right here. What can I buy? What is reality? Talk is cheap. Its way better to talk about what you've done (even if it was a while ago) than to talk about what you will (never) do.

tvon 16y ago

The tethering issue may not be Apple's fault, but that's fairly irrelevant since you can't get the phone with any other carrier in the U.S.. Point being, no matter whose fault it is, the iPhone just doesn't have tethering in the U.S.. Otherwise I tend to agree, there are no devices shipping with Froyo so saying it has surpassed a shipping and soon-to-be-updated product is a bit silly.

davidedicillo 16y ago
The only Android phone that initially will have that functionality won't be available with AT&T nor T-Mobile... And the Nexus One isn't a pentaband phone either.
- warfangle 16y ago
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'll be able to flash froyo to my nexus one, correct? And the nexus one is available on at&t. Ergo, I will be able to tether my phone on at&t. Right?
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  - davidedicillo 16y ago
    Why do you think AT&T would let Nexus One tether before the iPhone?
    - warfangle 16y ago
      How would they be able to stop me?
cwp 16y ago
It's not a question of fault. The point is that outside the U.S. iPhone tethering works fine. I use it often. To say that Google is "leapfrogging" Apple because someday it will support tethering is ludicrous.

papachito 16y ago

It's spelled Froyo and it's being released in June http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/droid-users-upgrade-to-froyo-android-2.2-in-june/ http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/droid-users-upgrade-to...

nikils 16y ago

It is available in Nexus One http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/22/android-froyo-nexus-one/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/22/android-froyo-nexus-one/

alttab 16y ago

Maybe it's just me, but I like to compare shipped products, not demos and announcements. This is it right here. What can I buy? What is reality? Talk is cheap. Its way better to talk about what you've done (even if it was a while ago) than to talk about what you will (never) do.