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Dell Developing Android-Based Mobile Internet Device?

MacRumors said:
"Another person who was briefed on the company's plans said Dell may begin selling the device later this year, though this person said the plan could be delayed or scrapped entirely."
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Who collected that moronic quote. There is no way a product slated to "begin selling ... later this year" could still be "delayed or scrapped entirely". If it really could come out this year it'd be production contracts would have already been signed. it's just way to late in the development cycle for it to be delayed or scrapped in the last 3-6 months before going on sale.
 
xIGmanIx said:
I don't think another device using a different mobile operating system is a bad thing. I would be interested to know if they had also considered WebOS. I had a Dell DJ a while ago and I really liked it. You could create playlists directly on the player similar to creative lab's players and it was solid quality. It also introduced me to a great piece of software (Not included) that allowed me to bypass iTunes all together, which i preferred. I am not a big fan of it for music management and only recently came back by being forced to with my iPhone.

On a side note, i think its quite hilarious that Apple is marketing copy and paste in their new adds for the 3GS, a feature that should have been in the original OS two years ago. Not trying to turn this into another iPhone FTW thread, but I don't see whats wrong with another player out there trying to appeal to what the consumers want.
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What is wrong with them advertising it, how does it bother you?
 
Goona said:
What is wrong with them advertising it, how does it bother you?
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It doesn't bother me, i just think that its funny that they chose to bring something like that to light. Personally copy and paste along with MMS in my eyes was an oversight on apples part and i wouldn't call too much attention to it. I also fail to see why it took over two years to implement it and that it required a major point update since features like that were promised in Sept. 08. I would have focused on push service and updated email features.
 
xIGmanIx said:
It doesn't bother me, i just think that its funny that they chose to bring something like that to light. Personally copy and paste along with MMS in my eyes was an oversight on apples part and i wouldn't call too much attention to it. I also fail to see why it took over two years to implement it and that it required a major point update since features like that were promised in Sept. 08. I would have focused on push service and updated email features.
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Again what difference does it make, they choose to add it now and want to advertise it. They have a right to. Every phone doesn't have every requested feature. So if they company chooses to add a feature and highlight and advertise it, what is wrong with that? If Microsoft chooses to advertise their upcoming application store which they should have had in the beginning, I mean how long have they been making Windows Mobile? I guess they shouldn't highlight it? What about the Palm Pre and video recording, if they choose to add it in the future, they shouldn't talk about it.
 
xIGmanIx said:
i just think that its funny that they chose to bring something like that to light.
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i wasn't aware that apple advertised the 3.0 firmware. the only new advertisement i've seen for the iPhone is the 3GS.

they demoed a handful of new features in the 3.0 update at WWDC, not just copy/paste. you could say that it should've been in the software to begin with. but you could also say the same thing for the Android G1 not having a headphone jack or the Blackberry Storm not having wi-fi.
 
FightTheFuture said:
i wasn't aware that apple advertised the 3.0 firmware. the only new advertisement i've seen for the iPhone is the 3GS.
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Don't worry, the copy&paste ad isn't very memorable. There's nothing to really catch your attention, unless you're already interested, like we are :)

Just a finger tapping on things and hitting "Copy" etc. Pretty low key. They should've spiced it up with a story line of some sort.
 
I like my iPod Touch and my MacBook just fine too – but let’s be honest, Apple steals ideas just like every other company. They didn’t invent the mp3 player, the laptop, the cell phone, or the mouse - they only improved on these ideas – er, EXCEPT for the mouse… they just flat-out ripped that one off.

I hope Dell does well with this new product. It won’t kill the iPhone and the iPod Touch but it doesn’t have to. Apple doesn’t seem interested in making a larger iPod Touch. Glad someone else is taking a crack at it.
 
sharkinfested said:
I like my iPod Touch and my MacBook just fine too – but let’s be honest, Apple steals ideas just like every other company. They didn’t invent the mp3 player, the laptop, the cell phone, or the mouse - they only improved on these ideas – er, EXCEPT for the mouse… they just flat-out ripped that one off.

I hope Dell does well with this new product. It won’t kill the iPhone and the iPod Touch but it doesn’t have to. Apple doesn’t seem interested in making a larger iPod Touch. Glad someone else is taking a crack at it.
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Right but Apple never claimed to invent anything.
 
Goona said:
Every phone doesn't have every requested feature. So if they company chooses to add a feature and highlight and advertise it, what is wrong with that?
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This just in, Apple perfects the number 7, story at 10! This is why i hesitated to post on this site because so many people run to defend Apple when features on $30 pay as you go phones were absent and there was no reason to not implement it since it is purely software based. Maybe my expectations of Apple are different but i would assume a feature like that shouldn't take 2 years to implement. Anyways this thread is about Dell working with Android and how i think that its exciting to see other mobile OS's on different platforms.
 
xIGmanIx said:
This just in, Apple perfects the number 7, story at 10! This is why i hesitated to post on this site because so many people run to defend Apple when features on $30 pay as you go phones were absent and there was no reason to not implement it since it is purely software based. Maybe my expectations of Apple are different but i would assume a feature like that shouldn't take 2 years to implement. Anyways this thread is about Dell working with Android and how i think that its exciting to see other mobile OS's on different platforms.
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Goona said:
Right but Apple never claimed to invent anything.
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I’m not saying they did. It’s just that so many fanboys go on and on about how innovative Apple is when the truth is there are LOTS of innovative companies. For the most part I like Apple products, but they aren’t the only kid on the block pushing technology and making cool stuff. I buy what works for me – don’t care who’s logo is on it.
 
xIGmanIx said:
...This is why i hesitated to post on this site because so many people run to defend Apple when features on $30 pay as you go phones were absent and there was no reason to not implement it since it is purely software based...
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Sorry, but I beg to differ. All the "thirty-dollar pay-as-you-go phones" I have ever used have no functions other than phone calls, an address book and maybe just maybe, a couple of rudimentary games. No copy & paste, no video recording (or even a camera at all) and no Bluetooth. These cheapo phones have very low-resolution 1.5" screens and late-90's-esque, non-upgradeable firmware.

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Yes, copy & paste has been present on most high-end smartphones for awhile, but there are no thirty-dollar GoPhones with these features that I'm aware of, and there are plenty of more expensive contract phones that still lack these features as well.
 
xIGmanIx said:
This just in, Apple perfects the number 7, story at 10! This is why i hesitated to post on this site because so many people run to defend Apple when features on $30 pay as you go phones were absent and there was no reason to not implement it since it is purely software based. Maybe my expectations of Apple are different but i would assume a feature like that shouldn't take 2 years to implement. Anyways this thread is about Dell working with Android and how i think that its exciting to see other mobile OS's on different platforms.
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Your point is irrelevant, every phone is missing feature. Whether it cost 50 dollars or 800 dollars. I also wonder why Microsoft who has been developing Windows Mobile for years couldn't implement an app store. I guess they should have had this from the beginning, companies leave out things and only they know why they do it. Acting like only Apple does it is just plain silly.
 
sharkinfested said:
I’m not saying they did. It’s just that so many fanboys go on and on about how innovative Apple is when the truth is there are LOTS of innovative companies. For the most part I like Apple products, but they aren’t the only kid on the block pushing technology and making cool stuff. I buy what works for me – don’t care who’s logo is on it.
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Well the "fanboys" don't speak for Apple.
 
As a consumer, I would never try to discourage another company from entering the competition.

The more challenged Apple is, the better Apple products will be.
 
Sehnsucht said:
Sorry, but I beg to differ. All the "thirty-dollar pay-as-you-go phones" I have ever used have no functions other than phone calls, an address book and maybe just maybe, a couple of rudimentary games. No copy & paste, no video recording (or even a camera at all) and no Bluetooth. These cheapo phones have very low-resolution 1.5" screens and late-90's-esque, non-upgradeable firmware.

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Yes, copy & paste has been present on most high-end smartphones for awhile, but there are no thirty-dollar GoPhones with these features that I'm aware of, and there are plenty of more expensive contract phones that still lack these features as well.
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Exactly I want to see all these cheap 30 dollar phones with all the features the iphone lacks.
 
Sehnsucht said:
Sorry, but I beg to differ. All the "thirty-dollar pay-as-you-go phones" I have ever used have no functions other than phone calls, an address book and maybe just maybe, a couple of rudimentary games. No copy & paste, no video recording (or even a camera at all) and no Bluetooth. These cheapo phones have very low-resolution 1.5" screens and late-90's-esque, non-upgradeable firmware.

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*** Notes to self, always use model number, nomenclature, MRN nubmer, serial number and manufacturer because apparently sarcasm is not tolerated on an Apple website. :eek: ****

Seriously?? Alright man you "win". I know the few phones i had before the iPhone had it. MotoQ, BB8700, BB8800, BB8820, BB8830, Palm Treo 650, 750, any Windows Mobile OS phone etc. and no i don't think they are in the same class as the Mac OS mobile. However, lets not make excuses for the lack of a simple software update that should have been present at launch for something supposedly cutting edge. I refuse to celebrate that as greatness when i expected it to begin with. Again, this thread is about another mobile/hand held product using the Android platform.
 
Sehnsucht said:
The BB Storm doesn't have WiFi????? :eek:
Nice. :rolleyes:
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Blackberries didn't have WiFi for a long time, since that didn't go with the whole enterprise intranet access concept. As more and more regular consumers bought them though, they started adding it to new phones like the Pearl, Curve and Bold.

CDMA models traditionally weren't deemed to need WiFi in the USA as much as GSM phones need it, due to a more widespread 3G network.

However, due to popular demand, the Storm II coming this Fall will have WiFi (and reportedly lose the click screen as well).
 
kdarling said:
Blackberries didn't have WiFi for a long time, since that didn't go with the whole enterprise intranet access concept. As more and more regular consumers bought them though, they started adding it to new phones like the Pearl, Curve and Bold.

CDMA models traditionally weren't deemed to need WiFi in the USA as much as GSM phones need it, due to a more widespread 3G network.

However, due to popular demand, the Storm II coming this Fall will have WiFi (and reportedly lose the click screen as well).
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I was aware of previous BB models' lack of WiFi, and I understand the whole bit about the BB enterprise features. I just would have thought that, given the BB Storm's hyped status as an "iPhone killer" it would have had this feature. :confused:


xIGmanIx said:
*** Notes to self, always use model number, nomenclature, MRN nubmer, serial number and manufacturer because apparently sarcasm is not tolerated on an Apple website. :eek: ****
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:rolleyes:

xIGmanIx said:
Seriously?? Alright man you "win". I know the few phones i had before the iPhone had it. MotoQ, BB8700, BB8800, BB8820, BB8830, Palm Treo 650, 750, any Windows Mobile OS phone etc.
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Those are not thirty-dollar phones (i.e. "cheap") and they are not pay-as-you-go. I used to have a Motorola Q myself several years ago, I think I paid around $150 for it.

It's quite alright to be sarcastic, just don't say outlandish things and expect not to be corrected. In my case, it was done politely. ;)
 
as i said before, more hardware operating in the hand held/mobile phone space is always a good thing. In this case another hardware company adopting Android.
 
xIGmanIx said:
as i said before, more hardware operating in the hand held/mobile phone space is always a good thing. In this case another hardware company adopting Android.
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Stating some variation of "competition is a good thing" is simply stating a truism.
 
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