Verizon Launches Teaser Site for Motorola Droid
It's like admitting their strategy has been a massive failure...
So let's see, in 2007 Verizon Wireless's iPhone killer was the LG Voyager.
In 2008, it was the Blackberry Storm. People found out a Blackberry with a touch screen slapped on doesn't make for a very good device.
So the past two years later being behind the boat of marketing failed "iPhone killers" , we now have the Motorola "Droid."
in 2009, it's an Android handset, which is now chugging behind Palm's WebOS and the iPhone as a mobile smartphone platform. On top of that, the hardware is by Motorola. See Phone Scoop's most recent review.
Gee, I wonder how this will turn out.
In 2008, it was the Blackberry Storm. People found out a Blackberry with a touch screen slapped on doesn't make for a very good device.
So the past two years later being behind the boat of marketing failed "iPhone killers" , we now have the Motorola "Droid."
in 2009, it's an Android handset, which is now chugging behind Palm's WebOS and the iPhone as a mobile smartphone platform. On top of that, the hardware is by Motorola. See Phone Scoop's most recent review.
Gee, I wonder how this will turn out.
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the droid is the first phone Verizon's ever really pushed as an "iphone killer" the storm and voyager were put there because they were touch screens.
The voyager is a dumbphone, the storm had potential but blackberry couldn't leave their business roots.
and android isn't behind webos, considering there is only the pixi and the pre.
The voyager is a dumbphone, the storm had potential but blackberry couldn't leave their business roots.
and android isn't behind webos, considering there is only the pixi and the pre.
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i for one will be jumping the dumb phone wagon to get this if it lives up to my expectations 😁
i've never had a problem with moto's hardware, it's the software that had issues. if this is the phone to bring motorola back, i'm all for it!
i've never had a problem with moto's hardware, it's the software that had issues. if this is the phone to bring motorola back, i'm all for it!
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Android is considered behind WebOS in terms of its overall level of refinement and usability. Likely always will be, as it lacks the tight integration of hardware and software both the iPhone and WebOS have.
The Blackberry Storm was marketed directly against the iPhone . Each time Verizon has been marketing to what the iPhone WAS thought of by cynics, but not what the platform turned out to be.
VZW has been caught completely blindsided by the whole iPhone scenario. They're trying desperately now to pitch the lame excuses of smartphones they're stuck with now as competitors, and every 12 months they have a new "iPhone killer."
he'll, Verizon Wireless admitted it when they tried to
The Blackberry Storm was marketed directly against the iPhone . Each time Verizon has been marketing to what the iPhone WAS thought of by cynics, but not what the platform turned out to be.
VZW has been caught completely blindsided by the whole iPhone scenario. They're trying desperately now to pitch the lame excuses of smartphones they're stuck with now as competitors, and every 12 months they have a new "iPhone killer."
he'll, Verizon Wireless admitted it when they tried to
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I feel the device pushed, will not deliver. The reviews have not been stellar. I feel the only reason the "Droid" will do well is because of marketing. But once put into the hands of users, I feel a disappointment will emerge. Laggy interface, overwhelming messeging prompts, less than exception keyboard. I feel this Motorola device will do to android that The MotoQ did to windows. There are other Android devices that have been rated higher in user experience. More than the one Verizon is pushing. I sense another embarrassment in the wings. I feel that if any device is worthy of Verizon pushing the envelope for this marketing campain, it would have to be the Palm Pre once they attain it.
Verizon has chosen not to push the storm2 as heavily...
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Verizon has chosen not to push the storm2 as heavily...
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Except the Pre feels cheap, and looks like a diaphragm case without the lube holder. But WebOS seems decent enough.
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Can you post a link to any Moto Droid review that doesn't hail it any less than stellar? I've looked and there's been nothing but good things being said.
If what you've read was on another message board than don't bother replying cuz it'll just make you look very unreliable.
If what you've read was on another message board than don't bother replying cuz it'll just make you look very unreliable.
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