Comments on: Opinion: The Nexus One is a sequel, not a revolution. http://www.teic.ie/2010/01/opinion-the-nexus-one-is-a-sequel-not-a-revolution/ Irish for tech. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:28:45 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adam Maguire http://www.teic.ie/2010/01/opinion-the-nexus-one-is-a-sequel-not-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Adam Maguire Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:15:44 +0000 http://www.teic.ie/?p=619#comment-269 It would be very hard for Google to establish itself as a phone maker - the sales and supply chain would be the hardest to create I'd imagine. The Nexus One is just about promoting Android by showing it off in a way that Google thinks is best. It's exactly the same as what they did with the G1 and will probably do again when Android 3.0 comes out. It will help boost the profile of the OS I'm sure - far more than the mixed-bag deployment it has seen from proper manufacturers to date. I do think it's a nice looking phone too - would certainly like to get my hands on it too. Hopefully Ireland won't be left waiting too long. It would be very hard for Google to establish itself as a phone maker – the sales and supply chain would be the hardest to create I’d imagine.

The Nexus One is just about promoting Android by showing it off in a way that Google thinks is best. It’s exactly the same as what they did with the G1 and will probably do again when Android 3.0 comes out.

It will help boost the profile of the OS I’m sure – far more than the mixed-bag deployment it has seen from proper manufacturers to date.

I do think it’s a nice looking phone too – would certainly like to get my hands on it too. Hopefully Ireland won’t be left waiting too long.

]]> By: Niall Murphy http://www.teic.ie/2010/01/opinion-the-nexus-one-is-a-sequel-not-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Niall Murphy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:50:28 +0000 http://www.teic.ie/?p=619#comment-268 It's almost impossible for there to ever truly be a proper Google phone. They'd have to change a number of things about their key business. Apple had the sales and supply teams in place and by sourcing the phone from Foxconn could oversee every aspect of production. It's doubtful that Google would ever go down this road. It is kind of strange that they have even ventured into producing physical devices seeing as how they are an information or intangible medium provider. Obviously the slow uptake in Android phones and the threat to mobile internet revenue from the iPhone/Pre/Blackberry has spooked them more than they'd like to admit. From the look and sound of the phone it's easy to see that all they have actually done is produce the fastest, most powerful Android phone to date. Paradigm shifting it is not. Still I'd quite like to get my hands on one. It’s almost impossible for there to ever truly be a proper Google phone. They’d have to change a number of things about their key business. Apple had the sales and supply teams in place and by sourcing the phone from Foxconn could oversee every aspect of production. It’s doubtful that Google would ever go down this road.

It is kind of strange that they have even ventured into producing physical devices seeing as how they are an information or intangible medium provider. Obviously the slow uptake in Android phones and the threat to mobile internet revenue from the iPhone/Pre/Blackberry has spooked them more than they’d like to admit.

From the look and sound of the phone it’s easy to see that all they have actually done is produce the fastest, most powerful Android phone to date. Paradigm shifting it is not.

Still I’d quite like to get my hands on one.

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