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TIL HTC Dream was called T-Mobile G1 in the States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream

archeantus 3y ago
My first smartphone. I started working at Tmobile in college as a sales rep when the G1 came out and I immediately was smitten with it. The functionality and experience was so much better than anything that BlackBerry had to offer, yet all of the seasoned reps scoffed at the G1 and continued to push and sell Blackberries. They thought I was crazy to carry and sell the G1. I think I got the last laugh.
- plugin-baby 3y ago
  How was UI responsiveness vs blackberry? And keyboard?
  - codethief 3y ago
    Not OP and I also never used a Blackberry but, man, the G1's keyboard was so so good! I could (and did) type for hours and could even type blindly (without even looking at the screen).
cglong 3y ago
One of the understated innovations of the iPhone was bringing awareness of the phone manufacturer to the masses, disrupting the relationship between customer and carrier. Android provided (and still does) a way for carriers to regain some control in that relationship. One example is Verizon's Droid campaign, which was so successful that "Droid" became a genericized trademark for any Android phone for a decade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Droid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Droid
- petepete 3y ago
  This is incredibly US-centric, the line between manufacturer and carrier is much clearer just about everywhere else in the world.
  - cglong 3y ago
    Well yeah, the comment I was replying to was about the US :D
  - fomine3 3y ago
    Manufacturer and career relationship was very strong in Japan ,because career was a new service developer and order what to make. iPhone did great here too.
    - numpad0 3y ago
      Still is. iPhone never allowing carrier-customized ROM changed everything. At least now we can disable ~stupid~ sheep wandering homescreen on localized Android phones.

archeantus 3y ago

My first smartphone. I started working at Tmobile in college as a sales rep when the G1 came out and I immediately was smitten with it. The functionality and experience was so much better than anything that BlackBerry had to offer, yet all of the seasoned reps scoffed at the G1 and continued to push and sell Blackberries. They thought I was crazy to carry and sell the G1. I think I got the last laugh.

plugin-baby 3y ago
How was UI responsiveness vs blackberry? And keyboard?
- codethief 3y ago
  Not OP and I also never used a Blackberry but, man, the G1's keyboard was so so good! I could (and did) type for hours and could even type blindly (without even looking at the screen).

cglong 3y ago

One of the understated innovations of the iPhone was bringing awareness of the phone manufacturer to the masses, disrupting the relationship between customer and carrier. Android provided (and still does) a way for carriers to regain some control in that relationship. One example is Verizon's Droid campaign, which was so successful that "Droid" became a genericized trademark for any Android phone for a decade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Droid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Droid

petepete 3y ago
This is incredibly US-centric, the line between manufacturer and carrier is much clearer just about everywhere else in the world.
- cglong 3y ago
  Well yeah, the comment I was replying to was about the US :D
- fomine3 3y ago
  Manufacturer and career relationship was very strong in Japan ,because career was a new service developer and order what to make. iPhone did great here too.
  - numpad0 3y ago
    Still is. iPhone never allowing carrier-customized ROM changed everything. At least now we can disable ~stupid~ sheep wandering homescreen on localized Android phones.