Jaycemiskel
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Looks like this isn't going to be anything special anyway.
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Looks like this isn't going to be anything special anyway. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/31/bunyvaqu.jpg
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These statements don't really match much of the original leak, so like all rumors, both have to be taken with a grain of salt. I still think this will be the beginning of Motorola's "Galaxy" line, and in that sense this will be something to keep an eye on, regardless of whether people say it's no big deal or not.
These statements don't really match much of the original leak, so like all rumors, both have to be taken with a grain of salt. I still think this will be the beginning of Motorola's "Galaxy" line, and in that sense this will be something to keep an eye on, regardless of whether people say it's no big deal or not.
Got a article on that... Been out of touch lately
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Since this is going to be a collaboration with Google, does anyone expect it to be at the same price range as the Nexus 4? B/c if this phone is gonna sell for less than 400 dollars my Lumia is going out the window lol.
..it's a collaboration with Google in the sense that Google owns Motorola and Motorola is using Android.
Unless Google is subsidizing some of the cost of this phone (I'm still in the camp that believes the Nexus 4/7/10 pricing is being subsidized by Google), the carrier version of this phone will have similar prices to phones now.
Bottom-line: yes, the xPhone is Google?s attempt to full-on copy the Apple ecosystem, hardware plus software plus app store, all fully controlled by one company. This has proven extremely profitable for Apple. I think the xPhone is also an attempt by Google to squeeze any value it can from its extremely costly Motorola acquisition. But, I also believe that the xPhone is a long-term hedge against the rising power that Samsung has within Google?s own Android ecosystem. In the smartphone wars, friends and enemies can shift frequently. Google understands this.
I do not agree with many parts of this article. First of all, how does this one person know where Google is making its money? From what I understand Google is an information company, making money through advertising and selling that information to advertisers. In that sense, Android has been a huge success in gathering data for Google to use and sell.
While it's possible Samsung could use a fork of Android, we all saw iPhone users flock back to Google Maps as soon as it was released on the iPhone, who's to say that wouldn't happen with a forked Samsung device running Bing maps?
I think this is Google taking Motorola in the same direction that Samsung and Apple are going, but not that Google's intent is to compete with Samsung.
The author refuses to consider why Android is an open source operating system in the first place. It's so that as many people use android as possible, giving Google as much information to sell as possible. Samsung has been a major player in the Android brand, but I would be very surprised if they were actually hurting Google at all.
As long as phones are sold and people use them, Google makes money. Google probably makes more money off of apple than android. Google would have no reason to attack any of the oems. It would be self destructive.
Plus, everything else I have seen has said not stock android on this phone, which would mean that the updates come through moto. That does not mean they will not be timely, but it does mean they will not be directly from Google.
Also, Google taking any real control or favoritism toward moto would be completely opposite of what they said they would do and have done. Just because they own them, does not mean that they are any more of a part of Google than any other company in terms of business. They have to bid in Google's business just like every other oem.
Google having moto is just like owning a car in a lot of cars that you all can drive. Yes you happen to own that one, but you can choose to drive whatever car you want. Sometime you want the fastest car, sometimes you want the most efficient, sometimes you want the best looking, and sometimes you want the most fun to drive.
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