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diesel828
11/14/09

In reply to Droid (Sales) Blowing Up
Those Palm Pre figures are wrong. Also, the Droid data is based on a false premise. Sure, WHERE is typically installed on about 10% of launch units, but let's not forget that the Droid doesn't have a Yelp app or anything like that. The closest comparable thing on Android is WHERE. So it's very possible that those 25,000 activations account for far more than 10% of devices sold. I'm not saying it's not plausible, but 250,000 for the opening week sounds far too optimistic. #motorola
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tande04
11/14/09

@diesel828: Android has a yelp app. #motorola
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dagamer34
11/14/09

In reply to Droid (Sales) Blowing Up
I just want to run Sense UI on this thing. That would rock. #motorola
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AmishJohn
11/14/09

In reply to Droid (Sales) Blowing Up
Evidently these are the Droids we're looking for... #motorola
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Nathan Obbards
11/13/09

In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
That's the truth John, sometimes it hurts. It's ok, embrace it and, over time, the pain fades. or you can take the easy route and just become apathetic about everything. #xkcd
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TheSonOfKrypton
11/13/09

In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
No, I saw this earlier on Digg and just died laughing. Win comic. #xkcd
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bill cant fart
11/13/09

In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
Why are you sobbing? Because you have yet to embrace the world of not-Apple! Sure, it's not as shiny, but you don't have to wear a gay turtleneck! #xkcd
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John Herrman
11/13/09

@bill cant fart: Middle panel! #xkcd
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tande04
11/13/09

@bill cant fart: I think the joke is a bit deeper then that. #xkcd
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Kaiser-Machead
11/13/09

In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
I guess it should be funny, but with "there's an app for that" and (insert reference to something being arbitrarily being rejected from the app store) being a bit overused, I guess it just comes off as a bit stale. #xkcd
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CaptMoose
11/13/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I don't think it was arbitrary. I think an app which would give your life meaning would also duplicate the core functionality of the iphone. #xkcd
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Kaiser-Machead
11/13/09

@CaptMoose: O touche, you cheeky mofo you #xkcd
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Yuppers: I love you
11/13/09

@CaptMoose: Come on, the fart apps have definitely brought meaning to many lives. They have too! People are buying them!
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ripfire
11/13/09

@Yuppers: The fart app is an allusion to true happiness you get when you release your own flatulence. The more time you spend with the app, the sooner you forget how to cut your own cheese. Ditch the app; stay natural. #xkcd
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Monty
11/13/09

In reply to The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else's Lunch
Interesting stats, but I would be truly interested in seeing a smart phone to compete with BlackBerry in the corporate marketplace. That is where the "real" money is, and as long as RIM is alone with the BES and BlackBerry devices, they will continue to grow in the market place creating some acceptable but hardly overwhelming products.

Apple, on the other hand, is going to have serious competition in the years ahead from Android.

In any case, it is neat to see the market shifting so dramatically in such a relatively short period of time. #smartphonemarketshare
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CraigJ
11/13/09

@Monty: How is the "real" money in the corporate marketplace? there are over 100 million people in the US who are potential smartphone users. The potential number of device sales to corporate America can't be more than 20% of that. #smartphonemarketshare
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Monty
11/13/09

@CraigJ: Well, okay - I exaggerated slightly. That said, the focus in the media and nearly every web site is the iPhone, which is still behind the BlackBerry in sales. It is not because the BlackBerry is a better device - it is because the corporate marketplace has no choice but to stick with it. I would love to see Apple release a corporate iPhone (and server for managing a fleet of iPhones), or an Android entry into the space - but it has not happened. So, as Apple is competing for the consumer marketplace where there are numerous competitors, RIM will continue to have their profit pouring in. Great for those lovely folks in Canada, but maybe not the greatest for innovation in the business world. #smartphonemarketshare
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Justin Paulson
11/13/09

@Monty: What is holding corporate accounts away from iPhone? I could see it before exchange support and remote wipe, but what is the big draw to a blackberry over an iPhone for corporate use now? File editing? Is there decent office support on BB? #smartphonemarketshare
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Googlo
11/13/09

@Monty: IMO...( gulp! ..dont hit me!! ) WinMo phones could have done it ...I think they still have a small chance if they can manage to update their OS and do a little smart advertising ... If you ( not you per say) consider the fact that you can grab a phone with all the aplications needed with out having to shell out money for them...(like BB).... and just go.

My dissatisfaction with BB led me to use a Korean made WinMo phone and it's surprisingly good (for business aplications, and a few other things).... compared to RIM.... what nightmare they were. #smartphonemarketshare
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Monty
11/13/09

@Justin Paulson: The reason the iPhone is not only not an option for corporate support but is now actively considered Abaddon in slick black is related to the following:

1. Apple made it seem their device locally encrypted information and never told anyone that it did not.

2. Apple lied to Exchange Servers saying it was locally encrypting the data when it was not.

(FYI: These two lies put corporations in litigation peril since they are held to confidentiality agreements and encryption standards, such as national HIPAA regulations. In other words - major problem.)

3. Apple released a patch that was an insignificant fix for problems that "fixed" this little white lie.

4. That "fix" that was not communicated broke all earlier iPhones from being able to connect to properly configured Exchange 2007 servers.

5. Tech departments from all over the world received countless trouble tickets saying their iPhones no longer worked and blamed it on the corporation, not their beloved company in Cupertino.

6. After getting the facts, companies everywhere started denying access to email data (for obvious reasons) to any iPhone devices, many setting it as company policy.

Oh, sure, there are other problems, too - like being able to control what functions of the iPhone are available to staff - being able to remotely destory the data (corporate necessity), being able to push out applications to each device, etc and so on.

I could go on, but you get the idea.. The iPhone is not a corporate device. Not yet, at least, and given the track record, probably not for a long time. #smartphonemarketshare
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Monty
11/13/09

@Googlo: We have a few staff in our office that love WinMo devices. I do think that WinMo had an opportunity in the business world to compete with RIM, but right now Microsoft is virtually ignored. Unfortunate. #smartphonemarketshare
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TheSonOfKrypton
11/13/09

In reply to The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else's Lunch
iPhone says: "Nom Nom Nom NOM NOM NOM!!!" #smartphonemarketshare
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dingus
11/13/09

In reply to Dear Palm Treo 650 With Android: You Are Inspiring
Some guys got Linux with OPIE running on the 650 long ago, which I'm guessing paved the way for this. Nobody cared because OPIE sucks. #androidtreo650
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BeyondtheTech
11/13/09

In reply to Sleek Vega Tablet with Android 2.0, Touchscreen, and 3G Arrives Next Year
Every time I look at this device, all that comes to my head is now is, "whassup, bitch?" and "wanna fight?" #androidtabletvegaicd
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Kirkaiya
11/13/09

In reply to Sleek Vega Tablet with Android 2.0, Touchscreen, and 3G Arrives Next Year
These designs *really* remind me of the "CrunchPad" that TechCrunch was working on, although it was running on an x86 processor. Design, and specs sound great (even with the resistive screen - c'mon guys, it's not like the thing is from 1978 or anything), although I'm wondering how the performance will be compared to x86 tablets. Hmmm.... either way, I want something for reading the Giz in bed ;-)
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spannu
11/12/09

In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
In what way is Gizmodo "all over" the Pixi? Just search the site itself:

Palm Pixi = 7 posts
Droid Eris = 7 posts
Droid = 20+ posts

Besides, the biggest audience of consumers (i.e., people who just want a cheap new phone) don't care what the Internet thinks anyway; they'll just buy whatever's on sale at Best Buy or Walmart. #data
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Jacubious
11/12/09

In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
It isn't eye candy.

If you take a look at the Droid, Hero, Pre, HD2, they are all very sexy phones. While the Eris is pretty bland, you have more screen to jazz the phone up. With the Pixi, it just looks like a Pre that hit a midlife crisis and started to get bigger in all the wrong places.

I would definitely blame the Eris search popularity on the Droid bit though.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/12/09

In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
ZZZzzzzzz.... what? #data
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