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Imagine how good Andoid could be if Google just built one phone. Just one frickin phone with incredible people like Duarte working on it. All wood behind one a

by revorad 15y ago

Imagine how good Andoid could be if Google just built one phone. Just one frickin phone with incredible people like Duarte working on it. All wood behind one arrow. Yeah, it's not their general strategy. They are a software company commoditising hardware etc etc. But cannibalising that strategy could really make Android as great a product as Google Search. Imagine.

Aissen 15y ago
So you don't think that's what the Galaxy Nexus is about ? Or all the Nexus line for that matter ?
- revorad 15y ago
  I mean no other Android phones. Because people like Duarte and others who actually care about making a great product will bust their asses off to do it, and then Samsung and HTC will come along and spray their crapware all over it.
  - generalk 15y ago
    What? You get the effect you want already, there's been a number of "official Google phones": the G1, the Nexus One, the Nexus S, and soon the Galaxy Nexus. These are Google-only, no-crapware phones, designed to showcase the newest Android offerings in the best light. With iOS, there's only the one blessed option. You get one new phone a year. If it's a feature-bump like the 3GS or 4S, then that's what you get. With Android, you not only get the Google-branded Official Phones, but you also get an entire ecosystem of devices to suit any taste. Want a hardware keyboard? You got it. 4.5-inch screens too big for you? Not a problem, plenty of options.
    - misterbwong 15y ago
      As a side note, I'm convinced that one of the reasons WP7 is not gaining any traction is because it doesn't have the "one phone." They don't have a halo product that draws attention to the OS.
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    - gujk 15y ago
      Plenty of problems. Apps never look quite right, because there are too many different resolutions, and maybe or maybe not have this or that button. With engineering resources split over so many products and conpanies, you don't get the best designers and the best hardware people working together on the same device. With all these "enhancements" from the OEMs, upgrading the foundation is more expensive to port and takes longer.
dagw 15y ago
It would also destroy their market share. I don't know if a price has been announced for the Nexus Prime yet, but for the sake of argument let's assume it's slightly more than the SGS II. Most people aren't willing to pay that much for a phone, no matter how awesome it might be. In addition they'd lose the customers who came to Android because they wanted a smaller phone, or a phone with keyboard or a phone that was IP67 certified or any of the other options that the Nexus Prime doesn't offer. I'm sure Google have considered the options and are much happier with a good product used by lots of people over a great product used by few people.

by revorad 15y ago

Aissen 15y ago

So you don't think that's what the Galaxy Nexus is about ? Or all the Nexus line for that matter ?

revorad 15y ago
I mean no other Android phones. Because people like Duarte and others who actually care about making a great product will bust their asses off to do it, and then Samsung and HTC will come along and spray their crapware all over it.
- generalk 15y ago
  What? You get the effect you want already, there's been a number of "official Google phones": the G1, the Nexus One, the Nexus S, and soon the Galaxy Nexus. These are Google-only, no-crapware phones, designed to showcase the newest Android offerings in the best light. With iOS, there's only the one blessed option. You get one new phone a year. If it's a feature-bump like the 3GS or 4S, then that's what you get. With Android, you not only get the Google-branded Official Phones, but you also get an entire ecosystem of devices to suit any taste. Want a hardware keyboard? You got it. 4.5-inch screens too big for you? Not a problem, plenty of options.
  - misterbwong 15y ago
    As a side note, I'm convinced that one of the reasons WP7 is not gaining any traction is because it doesn't have the "one phone." They don't have a halo product that draws attention to the OS.
  - deleted 15y ago
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  - gujk 15y ago
    Plenty of problems. Apps never look quite right, because there are too many different resolutions, and maybe or maybe not have this or that button. With engineering resources split over so many products and conpanies, you don't get the best designers and the best hardware people working together on the same device. With all these "enhancements" from the OEMs, upgrading the foundation is more expensive to port and takes longer.

dagw 15y ago

It would also destroy their market share. I don't know if a price has been announced for the Nexus Prime yet, but for the sake of argument let's assume it's slightly more than the SGS II. Most people aren't willing to pay that much for a phone, no matter how awesome it might be. In addition they'd lose the customers who came to Android because they wanted a smaller phone, or a phone with keyboard or a phone that was IP67 certified or any of the other options that the Nexus Prime doesn't offer. I'm sure Google have considered the options and are much happier with a good product used by lots of people over a great product used by few people.