Waiting for the Bionic, Preorder?

[ninjataint]

The D3 is $200 to upgrade if you don't have any other discounts (corporate or otherwise).

I, too, think the Bionic will be $299 are release. It seems all 4G/LTE devices start at $249 and if there is some discriminator there may be a price jump. I'm guessing that the Charge was more because of the display, although I admit that I really don't understand that price jump. The Bionic on the otherhand will be the first dual-core 4G/LTE device, so I would understand a price jump there.

The D3 is 200 for a new customer, normal upgrade is 150 and new every two is 120. It's too new for my corp discount.

I just checked on my gf's line and it is definitely 150 with the standard upgrade D3.

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[shipwrestler125]

I dont think android is in trouble I think the manufacturers are still going to produce for android why give up a huge revenue maker just because they have to pay a small licensing fee? I think Google is going to start building a larger patent portfolio for more protection since these companies want a share of the wealth because their own systems are falling behind in market share.

 

[ninjataint]

They will adapt however they need to.

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[rkeller62]

While you guys are "waiting on the pre-order" here is some interesting reading about Apple buying some patents out from under Google in a bidding war, that could greatly affect Android OS.

How Apple Led The High-Stakes Patent Poker Win Against Google, Sealing Ballmer?s Promise

So I read that whole article and came away with this one thought: Now even major corporations have becoming nothing more than a bunch of Patent Trolls. Doesn't say much for where things are heading for US Corporations.

 

[DolfanCole]

The D3 is 200 for a new customer, normal upgrade is 150 and new every two is 120. It's too new for my corp discount.

I just checked on my gf's line and it is definitely 150 with the standard upgrade D3.

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Hmm ... then I stand corrected. I have a corporate discount too, but I've noticed that it's active immediately, i.e., it's not "too new". When the TBolt came out, my upgrade price was $199 due to the corporate discount. And I noticed the same thing with the Charge and Incredible 2 -- discounts immediately available. So, you may be witnessing the same thing.

 

[ninjataint]

Hmm ... then I stand corrected. I have a corporate discount too, but I've noticed that it's active immediately, i.e., it's not "too new". When the TBolt came out, my upgrade price was $199 due to the corporate discount. And I noticed the same thing with the Charge and Incredible 2 -- discounts immediately available. So, you may be witnessing the same thing.

I think "too new" is that it is only sold by verizon direct at the moment. I get my discount on phones through a third party vendor, so it'll probably show up on the 14th. I have no patience and since I only paid the 120, I wasn't too worried jumping the gun.

Oddly, I get discounts on everything else: plans, data plans and accessories directly through Verizon.

 

[D1andOnlyOmen]

Just have the mechanic skip the brakes. They're really unnecessary.

LOL

 

[D1andOnlyOmen]

I dont think android is in trouble I think the manufacturers are still going to produce for android why give up a huge revenue maker just because they have to pay a small licensing fee? I think Google is going to start building a larger patent portfolio for more protection since these companies want a share of the wealth because their own systems are falling behind in market share.

I can't remember which site I got linked to this article from, but it may have been here in the forums or one of the main AndroidCentral articles, but was definitely some interesting thoughts on how Google could potentially end up owning the rights to the patents that would allow it to fight back against those licensing fees.

http://crackberry.com/10-reasons-why-google-will-buy-research-motion

 

[shipwrestler125]

I can't remember which site I got linked to this article from, but it may have been here in the forums or one of the main AndroidCentral articles, but was definitely some interesting thoughts on how Google could potentially end up owning the rights to the patents that would allow it to fight back against those licensing fees.

http://crackberry.com/10-reasons-why-google-will-buy-research-motion

Yeah they will do what they need. The more these companies try to hinder Google google will just go out and get more patents and fire back. They are still a young growing os. They see what is happening and will fight back. There is aa reason companies aren't going directly after google but rather the phone manufacturers.

 

[droidify]

Sorry to get off topic but I just did an ebay search for the droid bionic and their are currently 2297 items for sale for the bionic. The vast majority are cases obviously made for the XT865.

How awesome is it that you can buy a case bedazzled with a pound of rhinestones and a picture of an eightball for a phone that will never exist? NICE. Gotta love some ebay! :-\

 

[Jasper]

I can't remember which site I got linked to this article from, but it may have been here in the forums or one of the main AndroidCentral articles, but was definitely some interesting thoughts on how Google could potentially end up owning the rights to the patents that would allow it to fight back against those licensing fees.

http://crackberry.com/10-reasons-why-google-will-buy-research-motion

Problem is google lost the bidding war to own the patent rights, that's what my earlier post was about. Apple, RIM, and microsoft teamed up and won the bid war at around 4.5 billion.

 

[akhi216]

Problem is google lost the bidding war to own the patent rights, that's what my earlier post was about. Apple, RIM, and microsoft teamed up and won the bid war at around 4.5 billion.

It's a shame that industry giant have to resort to strong-arm tactics such as this to try to ensure that they stay afloat. Google should just take it as a compliment and continue to relentlessly innovate.

 

[shrugger]

Problem is google lost the bidding war to own the patent rights, that's what my earlier post was about. Apple, RIM, and microsoft teamed up and won the bid war at around 4.5 billion.

One of the points of the article he references is that Google can go buy RIM and end up getting a hefty discount on the price of access to those patents vs. buying them for $4.5b themselves.