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Motorola Apparently Not Satisfied With Android
- Thread starter Preach2k
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It's always possible they are going to try to kick off the real mobile revolution. Imagine a more functional webtop os with wireless display ability. I believe it'd be difficult to move away from android due to the momentum it has, but a fully fleshed out webtop os with hardware orders of magnitude more capable than what's currently on the market would certainly be an added value proposition to help moto stand out in a sea of similar devices.
Personally I think they are talking about changing android in the way Cyanogen does. I think they want to take android and do more than just add blur and a few blur apps, I think they want a new android experience of their own to differentiate them from other OEMs. If this is the case well who knows. Personally I prefer Cyanogen over any other android out there and OEMs could do the same thing to android if they choose to. They could completely customize it and make it their own as many of our devs do now. So if this is the case it will depend on how they implement it because seriously android has such huge potential to be so much more and moto has the capital to add all the missing pieces and make android a complete OS that would rival desktop os's. Add in a more robust webtop layer and wow they could really do some damage. Now that all said do I think they will make it something I like... Prolly not but who knows and if they take this route then look for their phones to be even more locked down then they are now and in all honesty I would understand their reasoning to do so. As is now I don't...
PolyOlefin
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"Dwindling opportunities for hardware differentiation" = "Competitors like LG and Samsung are out-innovating us with their Android products".
While it's true that stellar profit margins are difficult to achieve in a commoditized Android environment, they're fooling themselves if they think they can create an OS + ecosystem that can compete with Android, iOS, PalmOS, WP7, and Blackberry.
If they can't differentiate their hardware to stand out, how are they planning to create a unique OS that excels at something their competitors can't?
While it's true that stellar profit margins are difficult to achieve in a commoditized Android environment, they're fooling themselves if they think they can create an OS + ecosystem that can compete with Android, iOS, PalmOS, WP7, and Blackberry.
If they can't differentiate their hardware to stand out, how are they planning to create a unique OS that excels at something their competitors can't?
It took me awhile to get to flashing roms on Android phones but I must say that a lot of people should be able to tell the difference between Sense UI and Blur.
To tell the truth to me Blur is Oright. Sense UI is way better and I believe that the average user should be able to tell the difference between the two.
I don't know but it almost seems like Sense UI has produced a lot of apps around that try to give you that sense UI feel. I mean I try to replicate sense UI in my Droid 2.
I for one think that the Droid 2 will be my last Moto phone for awhile. I just hope that HTC comes out with a more powerful phone with a keyboard.
To tell the truth to me Blur is Oright. Sense UI is way better and I believe that the average user should be able to tell the difference between the two.
I don't know but it almost seems like Sense UI has produced a lot of apps around that try to give you that sense UI feel. I mean I try to replicate sense UI in my Droid 2.
I for one think that the Droid 2 will be my last Moto phone for awhile. I just hope that HTC comes out with a more powerful phone with a keyboard.
On the same token, MOTO saved Android from irrelevancy. Before the Droid, Android was a niche player with marginal smartphones like the g1 and the mytouch. You can't forget that important fact.
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iNfAMOUS702
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MOTO is gettin just as cocky as Google who tries to predict ur search after typing just one letter haha...very glad I left Motorola and got the TB 
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While this is true, it can be argued that Moto lucked into coming out with the Droid a little while before HTC came out with the Incredible. If the Droid never came out, Android would still be as popular as ever, with everyone having bought the Incredible instead of the Droid. The fact that the Incredible is still being sold today is a testament to how good a device it truly is.
And if you want to look at a company that gets it, look at HTC. Sense is a UI that runs well WITH Android and basically makes it a good option on its own. Blur just takes a dump on the chest of Android and expects us to not notice. HTC has been pushing the envelope with each new device that comes out. The TB is not just a redress of the Incredible, its a completely new device. Moto just repackages a completely locked down version of their old devices and expects us to not notice.
And now Moto is telling us that Android is the problem on why they expect to lose market share going forward...
ummm you couldnt be more wrong with your statement...bionic is nothing more then the evo for verizon...nothing new at all about it...not much more then the incredible...all htc phones are the same hence im not a fan...not a fan of sense and if you use lp you lose all the aspects of anything good about htc so whats the point...im waiting for LG to step up their game n release a truly beauitufl screened powerful beast of a phone hopefully with as much vinella android as possible
DroidMastar2
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DroidMastar2
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HTC doesnt get anything... their phones arent awesome except for how big they are... Moto is right android will be their downfall because when they first came out they were the new kid on the block. Now there are 500 android devices coming out every month... so moto has to compete with not only the iOS and blackberry. But also the android OS on other phones... not samsung tho cuz samsung sucks lol
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oops yes i did
