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2.1 ESE53 will be Official Release on the VZW Motorola Droid

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i went to verizon to get the droid dock and after i got it, i asked about 2.1 and i got a firm "No Comment" if that says anything. and the sales rep i asked had a droid had a droid.
 
cereal killer said:
skidemn said:
Perhaps I'm being pessimistic about this, but if your company was greeted with this type of [expletive deleted] while trying to add functionality to the product, would you waste your time to make an already sold product (for which you receive no further profit) better and perhaps greater than the iPhone? Or, would you just move on to the next product and spend your marketing money on something newer that doesn't have people complaining when you are trying to do something cool on their behalf? Apple does it because they have a stake in the media it plays and adding functionality adds profit, but aside from claiming the coolest device, there's nothing further in this for Motorola except bad publicity. For the rest of us who believe Moto has done a great job with this phone and hope they continue to support it, I fear this will be our last hurrah...
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I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. We are only a tiny fraction of users. The people who are even aware at the level we are represents a very small percentage of actual users.

The Droid has been a HUGE success for all 3 (Google/Moto/VZW) and they will continue to build on the brand with future iterations of the Moto Droid.

I believe Steve Jobs was right when he said that Google wants to take them down. VZW's drew the battle lines in the sand when they went after AT&T and the iPhone and they are using the Moto Droid as their weapon of choice in the ensuing battle that is yet to come. I'd be willing to bet the Droid 2 will be quite a remarkable piece of hardware that will carry the brand forward.

The money alone spent on marketing and advertising is unprecedented in VZW's history and lets not forget how much cash they are kicking out to use Lucas's "Droid" name. You don't do those types of things and then pack it and move on.

It's a long term investment for both Moto and VZW. They took a huge risk and it has payed off. They are not about to cut and run. Quite the opposite. They will turn up the heat.

This is about to get real good and we will benefit..........
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Hey, CK... you stole my thunder!... I was typing a post repyling to "skidemn" making most of these same points..and then my daughter accidentally hit the mouse with her stuffed panda as she jumped on the couch....(you know, the panda has to come visit, it's a Webkinz panda, in case you are wondering) and wound up messing things up.. and I lost what I was typing....

Oh well, it's all good... you said it better anyway... And I agree 100%
 
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