Episode 2: DROIDy-talk
Google Andrioid, on the Verizon DROID. iPhone beginning to lose luster with Dave. iCal issues mostly to blame, but the network still stinks. Boulder is full of people ready to jump ship. AT&T sues Verizon, kind of legit says Michael. DROID has fewer apps, the ecosystem is what drives the iPhone these days. A good platform only needs great apps in the major categories. Android feels like Linux to Michael, hardware is cool, but the OS isn't great. Dave's reviewing a Sansa MP3 player, the Sansa has some neat features - Slot Radio for example... $30 for 1,000 songs based on a category. Hard rock not so much, the 80's music is more Dave's style. Very meaningful to have competition in all areas - MP3, phone, etc. - we're happy that people are trying. Apple appealed to geeky unix users (the prosumer?) and that helped Apple sell to the majority. Verizon/Google/Motorola/etc might be doing the same? Google turn by turn is free on Android - and would release it on iPhone if Apple would allow it. iWork is competition for Google Docs and Microsoft Office online. Windows 7 is an effort to become more competitve. Hoping iPhone 4 will drive competition further. iPhone scheduler needs tweaking (LOL!). iPhone comparisons are subjective. Not everyone has the same experience. It's a "perfect" device for Michael since he doesn't use the phone features that much. Apple needs to "Snow Leapord" the iPhone OS. A restore has taken all day for Dave... a new cable fixed it. Droid sells 100,000 units the first weekend. All you need these days is 10% market, look at Apple, BMW, etc. Apple kills it in the > $1,500 laptop market. The DeLL Adamo is on the way, for $2,200. Brief BSG detour (sorry). AT&T's best is iPhone, Verizon has Eris and DROID, Sprint has the Palm Pre, T-Mobile has the G2. Dave had a review unit for the G1. Told them he needed screen capture - they told him to "root" it. Total break down, no coverage. Let people take a screen shot to document things. Dave's daughter has 100 screen shots from Cooking Mama for example. Success with the DROID isn't really important, that it exists is the key. Waiting for Ari's input on the DROID. The dead spot on the hill "doesn't exist." Boulder Valley is the Bermuda Triangle for AT&T. Wrap.
