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10/15/09
Pffffft I thought you dropped it in a toilet and couldn't photograph it any other way while it was drying. #motorolacliqreview
10/15/09
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10/15/09
Like it or not, industrial design and build quality counts these days. The RAZR had it, so what happened here? (Actually, the RAZR hardware had it. The software and UI blew chunks.)
This looks like it was designed by a committee equiped with an "everything but the kitchen sink" feature checklist.
10/15/09
As far as the keyboard goes, they have been doing awful keyboards with terrible buttons because of Six Sigma and making the keyboard a solid strip. They desperately needed to ship this phone and much like the off centered design of the CDMA Q, they shoved it out the door knowing that it would take ages to re-design the hardware. I know they are
"used" to making their own phones, but the keyboard is such a stretch from their previous phones it goes without saying that they would struggle with a new design with better "feeling" keys versus their past "one solid piece" keyboards which were hard to type on.
This is very very positive for a company that has failed in the consumer sector for so long with handsets. It should strengthen the brand name in general. Given the phones offered on T-mo this should do quite well given that they will probably subsidize it more within a month. I know the MyTouch is a competitor, but for social networking and texting a physical keyboard is much much better.
I am not saying this phone is perfect, but this is the direction they are going with their handsets. Variants of this phone with different price-tags etc. should really get the phones selling rather then collecting dust. They already do so well with Boost from Sprint, I can only imagine how many more people would get those phones if it was based on the same platform as the Cliq.
10/15/09
10/14/09
P.s. Marketing a phone is one thing that Gizmodo doesn't really go over when talking about a phone and whether it'll succeed or fail. I know your a tech blog, but this is a major part of the industry, and your review on how slow a phone can be is only half of the story...just sayin'...
10/14/09
Here's to some more competition and the expanding of a good smartphone platform.
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09/29/09
Wonder if this can run the Cyanogen ROM?
09/30/09
And please stop bitching about Twitter and Facebook. If you don't want to use them, fine, but others have quite a bit of fun with them. :)
09/30/09
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Also, don't forget, Android is supposed to get at least two new upgrades by years' end. Now, while Android has been known to have release delays, it's likely we'll at least see some Donut (1.6) action before 2010. Some rumors have even said that Eclair (2.0) will include some more social networking-centric features, which may take away some of the special allure of the CLIQ.
Normally, I'd say just buy what looks good now, but this season, I'd really think waiting a few months on Android would be your best bet.
09/29/09
09/29/09
Then again, there's still a long way to go yet. Maybe we'll hear about a price-drop for this thing. But honestly, T-Mo....as exciting as this phone is, it's not a $200 phone.
09/29/09
09/29/09
Wow. Harsh words uh?
09/29/09
09/29/09
The beginning of November is when companies make the push to be the big present for Christmas. We're still in a recession and people are likely to be thinking about which gadget to go with for holiday shopping. On the cellphone front, it's all about iPhone, the Pre, and the Android platform. On the computer front, Microsoft is launching its OS just in time for the season and Apple is going to want to counterprogram.
Moto has to cut through all this other buzz. The Cat Stevens myTouch ad is getting heavy airplay (and is wonderfully Applesque) and Kylie is just the first salvo from Redmond. Palm lucked out; they promised and delivered at the same time as Apple letting down the market both with the 3GS (the iPhone 2.5) and the lackluster iPod lineup.
09/29/09
My response:
That's a long response!!!!!
09/29/09
Hi. You must be new here. I'm OMG! Ponies! and in case you haven't noticed, I'm not a drive-by commenter. Someone wants me to back up what I say, I generally try to pick up the gauntlet.
09/29/09
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09/29/09
People don't leave my parties until they've slept it off on my couches and/or floor.
09/29/09
"the Pre is still a darling" Really? By "darling" do you mean lousy sales and no buzz with consumers? And on what planet is anyone waiting for a Windows Mobile phone??
09/29/09
Reading is so truly fundamental...