Hey, I resemble that remarkPrice point will have to be pretty low, too. Otherwise you'll only attract the nerds. Aka us.
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Good point. It took the Motorola droid for eyes to start shifting toward Android, evo to shift a few eyes from the iPhone, and the galaxy s3 and note 2 to convince people that there truly are options on par with the iPhone to which the pendulum shifted to where Apple for the first time really felt like Android was a viable threat.Ara is the next evolution everything starts lame but in due time itll be better i bet and what makes it great is its electomagnatec soon all will have this even cars etc
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I'm hoping it'll be more akin to my pc and home internet... I build the device with whatever modules I see fit, multiple hardware devs fit together some make a better cpu some a better camera.Good point. It took the Motorola droid for eyes to start shifting toward Android, evo to shift a few eyes from the iPhone, and the galaxy s3 and note 2 to convince people that there truly are options on par with the iPhone to which the pendulum shifted to where Apple for the first time really felt like Android was a viable threat.
The first commercially released ara will have issues, not have a lot of early support, and frankly will not be for anyone but developers and enthusiasts. After a few years of free "open" development, the big boys (ie Samsung) will come around and lock ("secure their intellectual property/protect the device from threats") the device and components where only Samsung modules will work on Samsung phones. They will look nice, come with S module features not found in pure Google ara, but will be slow to update while att and Verizon figure out how to lock certain "non removable" carrier branded modules that they pre installed on your phone.
"It's the good life".
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I agree 100%. Looks horrible!!!Strange. Somehow after seeing that video I am less interested in it.
It's downright HIDEOUS!
Good point. It took the Motorola droid for eyes to start shifting toward Android, evo to shift a few eyes from the iPhone, and the galaxy s3 and note 2 to convince people that there truly are options on par with the iPhone to which the pendulum shifted to where Apple for the first time really felt like Android was a viable threat.
The first commercially released ara will have issues, not have a lot of early support, and frankly will not be for anyone but developers and enthusiasts. After a few years of free "open" development, the big boys (ie Samsung) will come around and lock ("secure their intellectual property/protect the device from threats") the device and components where only Samsung modules will work on Samsung phones. They will look nice, come with S module features not found in pure Google ara, but will be slow to update while att and Verizon figure out how to lock certain "non removable" carrier branded modules that they pre installed on your phone.
"It's the good life".
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I have no doubt that Project Ara will be this way, but what I fear is another manufacturer ("cough" Sam-pple-sung), coming along and saying "We can do it all and do it better, buy OUR frame, OUR interchangeable parts (which by the way are completely incompatible with Ara)", and we're left with yet more fragmentation.I think you will be able to. That's why Google will build the shell. You want to play ball? You have to follow Google's standards.
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Exactly, My PC has Intel for the CPU Asus for the Motherboard Corsair for the memory case and cooler, Seagate for the HDD Samsung for the SSD etc etc.... this could very EASILY be the same.Although I agree with what you've said, I really do hope that this doesn't become a war of different "standards", causing a rift in competing hardware technologies like Samsung has both with their Gear watches and with the Gear VR. I don't like Apple for its exclusivity and I don't like Samsung a bit for the same reason.
Let's keep this a technology of compatibility rather than one of conflict. Why shouldn't I be able to use perhaps Sony for the camera, Motorola for the radios, Samsung for the display or Motorola for the shatter-proof display technology, SanDisk for the SD memory, Qualcomm for the chipset, Panasonic for the battery, , etc.?
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Hopefully Google sets the ground rules out of the box and stick with it.I think you will be able to. That's why Google will build the shell. You want to play ball? You have to follow Google's standards.
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Unfortunately I see Google looking at Android and Android wear in which one allows openness to the point that manufacturers can be different and the other was under much stricter guidelines.I have no doubt that Project Ara will be this way, but what I fear is another manufacturer ("cough" Sam-pple-sung), coming along and saying "We can do it all and do it better, buy OUR frame, OUR interchangeable parts (which by the way are completely incompatible with Ara)", and we're left with yet more fragmentation.
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