Re: Sour Grapes: Missing the Point About Google Android and the G1

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com>
Date: October 7, 2008 11:20:08 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:     Sour Grapes: Missing the Point About Google  
Android and the G1
Reply-To: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com>


For IP:

The Android is unlikely to have any impact on the handset market until
you can actually BUY it and USE it on the carrier of your choice as a
replacement for whatever you have now. Why has Google fallen into the
same trap as Apple did and gotten into bed with T-Mobile (and chosen a
technology that means even an unlocked phone won't work on AT&T and
other networks in 3G mode)???

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I am happy to pay a premium
for a "cool" handset provided it does not come with carrier strings
attached.

Ole


Ole J. Jacobsen
Editor and Publisher,  The Internet Protocol Journal
Cisco Systems
Tel: +1 408-527-8972   Mobile: +1 415-370-4628
E-mail: ole () cisco com  URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj







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