Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Mossberg on G1
Uncle Walt has a very interesting review of the G1. It is hard to disagree with him, most of the time. No exceptions here.One comment sounded quite interesting to me (I am biased):
I guess we have got another strong point for MobileWe ;-) The rest of us might actually use something else than Google (horror, is anyone doing it??).A second big feature, or limitation, of the G1 - depending on your point of view - is that it is tightly tied to Google's web-based email, contacts and calendar programs. In fact, you must have a Google (GOOG) account to use the phone, and can only synchronize the phone's calendar and address book with Google online services. Unlike the iPhone, it doesn't work with Microsoft Exchange, and it can't physically be synced with a PC-based calendar or contacts program, like Microsoft Outlook.
So, if your world already revolves around Google services, you may find that the G1 fits like a glove. If not, you may be disappointed.
Posted by Fabrizio at 11:09
2 Comments:
orangeek said...
Fabrizio, do you think the Google-only support of the G1 is hardware or network related?
Because if it's just software locks, it will be eventually be broken in a couple of weeks by some developers, don't you think?
I'd think the same for the (lackness of) desktop application, tethering capabilities, exchange support.
Comment Posted at 01:48
Fabrizio said...
I actually do not think anything will be locked (beside tethering and the SIM, which is going to be quickly unlocked anyway...). This is an open phone, they are not going to lock the software. It is a matter of convenience: you will have all these nice Google apps working on your phone, why using different ones? Most people will probably stick to those. But many won't.
fabrizio
