Android is a lot different from RIM, however. It has the power and the openness to overtake the iPhone if treated right. And it also signals a change of direction for Verizon that they are seeing that being open is a good thing.
And you can't say that Apple takes the high-road in advertisement here. Their whole Mac vs. PC campaign is about trashing the competition. Sure, it's not for the iPhone, but it's the same company and I wouldn't put it past them if Android gains popularity.
I'm currently using Blackberry, but if the Droid takes off, I might take a look at it (or its successor since it won't be for a while) when my NE2 comes around.
i can see the droid actually being a device that can compete with the iphone, the storm (which i had) didn't really cater to the same demographic that the iphone does, as blackberries have always been (and probably mostly always will be) business devices that are made to just get stuff done, there's virtually no flash and wow to the OS, and they don't orient themselves around the consumer market.
but the droid (and the android platform) sit where it can appeal to a more casual use demographic, it has a decent app store (which more importantly, seems to have apps in similar taste to the apple app store), is a moderately flashy OS that seems to be very consumer friendly.
i can almost guarantee an apple backlash at some point, but what do they really have to tout over android? all i can really think of are apps (essentially the quantity) and a 32gb option out of the box. the droid seems like it'll be just as fast, has wifi, and since it's going to be a "with google" device, you can bet that verizon isn't going to mess with it software wise (which, they really haven't been doing for a while with all their smart phones, my tour has nothing verizon on it aside from the stuff I put on there (songID and the account management software)
the droid has gotten me sufficiently excited about android to make me want to switch from my tour when it comes out, personally that's a pretty big accomplishment.
oh, and just out of curiosity, did verizon themselves ever tout the storm as an "iphone killer" or did the media/market? because this seems like the first time verizon has directly marketed against the iphone specifically.
First post,lol. Wow this site looks just like CB. I'm thinking about switching from Blackberry to Android and the DROID.
Exactly. Apple has the marketing guru's already on retainer, and I'm sure they would love to have a new target. It doesn't matter which product is better, only how well each is marketed. Imagine a commercial showing a non rooted Droid user trying to run an app that requires root, then flash to an iPhone user clicking on app store, clicking the app, then running it. To the average consumer, that is going to be a powerful statment. If I can think up a quick way to show iPhone > Android, imagine what a ruthless sneaky ad exec can do.
But RIM IS trying to cater to the consumer market. Just not very well. Think of the Vzw Tour ads that go on about the great web browsing and online radio. RIM makes those types of changes to devices to meet carrier demands, which stem from consumers.
I'll have to agree about the Droid likely being a more useful device than an iPhone. There's no doubt about it, but will the American sheep flock to it because of an advertising campiagn? Only if they (Vzw + Moto) can out-swindle the ad exec's at Apple (and AT&T, but I imagine they just sit back and collect the monthly fee while Apple does the advertising). I just think getting into a mudslinging match with Apple is a bad business move, but then again I'm a PC and Electronics Engineering consultant and not an ad exec
I don't recall Vzw coming out and saying the Storm was a BB killer, they just implied it with their marketing. OTOH, they did nothing to discourage the media and general public from touting it as the iPhone killer while they were implying that the Storm was the worlds best and only truly capable touch screen smart phone.
All in all I do not see this going well and hope that Google and the Android project stays out of this fight.
hey matrix2004 remember last year waiting on the storm in the crackberry forum? Well half way thru the year I jumped ship to the Omnia and now I am dying for Droid news.First post,lol. Wow this site looks just like CB. I'm thinking about switching from Blackberry to Android and the DROID.
hey matrix2004 remember last year waiting on the storm in the crackberry forum? Well half way thru the year I jumped ship to the Omnia and now I am dying for Droid news.
I have the Storm too, but I've lucked out, mine has worked fine, never had to replace it... Although, there are tons of negatives, mainly the browser and media player... I can't wait for the Droid. Bye bye crackberry, hello androidcentral![]()
Man miles and miles beyond the Storm. The thing was soooo much faster and the ability to customize without the hinderance of RIM was also great. I mean the only thing that the Omnia lacked that the storm had was a capacitive touchscreen resistive does get aggrevating and the screen size. I definitely missed that. Other than that I can't say that I missed it too much. Better apps and more abilities than Iphone. Flash web browser in Skyfire. Gaming capabilities were awesome had Assassin's creed. look just like iphone just screen was not as good. Now the droid is coming and I have a feeling it is going to take over.Yeah, so how did you like the Omnia?
Yes the Droid is the new in right now. Every device has it's day and it is the dawn of Android. Can't freaking wait.I have the Storm too, but I've lucked out, mine has worked fine, never had to replace it... Although, there are tons of negatives, mainly the browser and media player... I can't wait for the Droid. Bye bye crackberry, hello androidcentral![]()
I feel so dirty talking in a forum not crackberry.
LOL
so!
who's the "Kevin" of androidcentral?
and gosh, I need the droid now.
I sold my storm on ebay for 220 and i have to ship tomorrow... so i'm using a dinosaur until then haha