Comments on: Six Questions About The Google Phone http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/six-questions-about-the-google-phone Almost two steps ahead of technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sebastian Lewis http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/six-questions-about-the-google-phone/comment-page-1#comment-6231 Sebastian Lewis Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:09:49 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/six-questions-about-the-google-phone/#comment-6231 I can't think of what it will look like... I can figure out what will be on it though, or at least some of it: -Advertising: Base, Checkout, Click-to-Call -Communications: Calendar, Gmail, GrandCentral, Gtalk, Orkut, Dodgeball.com, Gadgets -Publishing: Blogger, Youtube, Picasa Web Albums, Reader, Notebook -Search: Mobile Search (should be tailor made for phone including Images, Web results, News, etc. and separating the next 2 items), Maps, Finance I believe that best summarizes a list of features that would be great on a mobile phone. I don't see Google Apps functionality because Productivity Suites like that are just a bad idea for a phone, add in the fact that it's in a web browser and it's even more of a bad idea. As for GSM or CDMA? Well they're likely to be not as picky as Apple when it comes to getting something done, but WiFi is probably guaranteed, but EVDO/UMTS are not guaranteed. I have a hard time getting excited about a Google Phone though, I can see why they would make one (to push their own services) and that's exactly why I wouldn't buy one. It's like an ESPN phone, except more useful than one, but less useful than converged hardware (iPhone) which is more useful than a bunch of Google Services crammed into the phone. Apple went through a list of Google services and picked the 3 most useful on a mobile device: Search in Safari, Maps, and Youtube (which still hasn't lived up to it's full potential... I have a good feeling it will very soon though and that will make Youtube on a phone a must have). Sebastian I can’t think of what it will look like… I can figure out what will be on it though, or at least some of it:

-Advertising: Base, Checkout, Click-to-Call
-Communications: Calendar, Gmail, GrandCentral, Gtalk, Orkut, Dodgeball.com, Gadgets
-Publishing: Blogger, Youtube, Picasa Web Albums, Reader, Notebook
-Search: Mobile Search (should be tailor made for phone including Images, Web results, News, etc. and separating the next 2 items), Maps, Finance

I believe that best summarizes a list of features that would be great on a mobile phone. I don’t see Google Apps functionality because Productivity Suites like that are just a bad idea for a phone, add in the fact that it’s in a web browser and it’s even more of a bad idea.

As for GSM or CDMA? Well they’re likely to be not as picky as Apple when it comes to getting something done, but WiFi is probably guaranteed, but EVDO/UMTS are not guaranteed.

I have a hard time getting excited about a Google Phone though, I can see why they would make one (to push their own services) and that’s exactly why I wouldn’t buy one.

It’s like an ESPN phone, except more useful than one, but less useful than converged hardware (iPhone) which is more useful than a bunch of Google Services crammed into the phone.

Apple went through a list of Google services and picked the 3 most useful on a mobile device: Search in Safari, Maps, and Youtube (which still hasn’t lived up to it’s full potential… I have a good feeling it will very soon though and that will make Youtube on a phone a must have).

Sebastian

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