Google Nexus One Phone Not an iPhone Killer?

thats a shame comp is always good

Bring it on!

I guess the game of catch-up continues....

Of course, any degree of competition is good in my opinion.

Well, it definitely looks like an improvement over earlier iterations, but I still feel Android looks too Linux-like and therefore too geeky for many users. Don't get me wrong, I use Linux a lot and I think it is a very capable operating system, but I mainly use it as a server operating system and I still do not like Gnome/Kde/Compiz environments which often require hacking to get things working, and it looks too geeky for my taste. I still think Apple produces the best GUI (design, user experience and underlying API's) on a *nix environment, nothing can beat them on that front. Same goes for the iPhone vs the Android GUI.

Another thing is that Apple's App Store is better that the Android Marketplace, from a commercial perspective. Several newsreports mention Apple's App Store as a marketplace to make profit, while in contrast the Android marketplace does not seem as profitable for commercial developers. In order to boost interest for commercial parties the Android Martketplace should be redesigned to make it commercially interesting, if Google wants to gain marketshare.

One thing I really like about Android and that is the openness of the platform. I would really like to be able to do everything with my phone and be in control. As the iPhone is closed this is limiting me in my freedom to do so. I like the sandboxed approach for running application of the iPhone, even though this has it's limitations. Even though I like the openness of the Android platform I'm not sure if a viable app-store would be possible in an 'open world'...

So overal, I think the iPhone is still going strong while Android could have potential in the future, but it is not good enough yet. The main issues Google has to tackle is to improve user experience, make sure the Android marketplace is a profitable environment for commercial parties, and innovate...

i've gotten to play with one over the past week, and it has some cool eye candy - the animated wallpapers and 3D app-wall being my favorites, but where it outshines the iPhone is in the display. i compared it with my 3G - playing the Up trailer - and the colors were much richer. otoh, the much-hyped GPS totally got us lost once, whereas my iPhone saved the day :)

Unless Google or HTC specifically said it was an "iPhone killer" I don't understand what this is about?

Can someone educate me?

Unless Google or HTC specifically said it was an "iPhone killer" I don't understand what this is about?

Can someone educate me?

it's just the stupid competition played up in the press - any new smartphone has to be an "iPhone killer," just like a few years ago every new mp3 player was an iPod killer.

it has some cool eye candy - the animated wallpapers and 3D app-wall

I have an animated wallpaper of a crashing wave on my iPhone. More than anything else, I wish Apple would provide for true wallpapers on the iPhone; something more than a lockscreen wall.

Funny that.

Look what MacRumors reported in their last Nexus One news story. :rolleyes:

The Nexus One has received favorable reviews from those who have been able to handle the new device, but most observers see it as competition for the Motorola Droid within the Android market segment rather than being positioned as a true "iPhone killer".

it's just the stupid competition played up in the press - any new smartphone has to be an "iPhone killer," just like a few years ago every new mp3 player was an iPod killer.

Makes sense. :)

I suppose this is all generated by the same press machine that are desperate for page hits and ad clicks.