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[TheNNS]

Since there aren't any posts here, I'll start. What do you guys think about google making a phone?

[binoj_daniel]

well sounds to me as a good idea, and google might be onto gPhone

[happygeek]

I am inclined to think 'what is the point?' and 'why don't they stick to what they do best?' to be honest.

The fact that a phone has Google branding makes not one jot of difference to me, I can search Google from my current mobile phone perfectly adequately, thanks. :)

[TheNNS]

happygeek

haven't you heard the rumors though? free or cheap smart phone with free service? that sounds very good to me. in fact, they could put out of business all the phone companies.

[boogschd]

google phone??

for what?
googling? :D

[Chaky]

That's another way of Google peeking into people's privacy. First they "had to know" what do you look for on the net, but now they want to know who are you talking to...

CIA will not tolerate this.

[TheNNS]

NO, you're getting it all wrong. Google could care less who you talk to. This another "feature" that google is using to get rich off advertising. This will be a good thing for people who can't afford a phone, or for basically any one that doesn't want to pay for service anymore.

[binoj_daniel]

Well, I f google comes up with a free service for masses like the once mentioned by TheNNS, then that would be really gr8.

[Chaky]

I would rather pay money than be spammed by ads on a hourly basis. I imagine that free phone would come with "buy this... buy that..." bombardment.

[jbennet]

Lol youd get intellisense on your text messages/emails i bet

MS should make a phone. It would rock. Blow apple away. They already have the OS.

[Chaky]

I can already hear it.... Intellisten, a technology that listens to your conversation and cuts in it with advertising messages, regarding the words you spoke.

[jbennet]

haha :)

seriously though, it would be easy for MS to make a phone. I mean, what does the iPhone have? music, web?

Win CE has all that + more.

[binoj_daniel]

Wait for the Surface Computing from Microsoft. Its going to be the next generation technology and apple will no longer to hot.

Read full article on my site: http://www.coderewind.com/?categ&view_article=37

[TheNNS]

You guys are not thinking strait. If google made a phone that was supported by advertising, it would be minimal. Sound advertising would not be part of if because no one would like that. Even if the phone isn't free, the service will be, because google will by the 700MHz broadband spectrum which they'll use and become a phone provider. I agree with binoj_daniel on Surface. It's incredible how they managed to create that amazing technology. It's original and looks very promising. I don't think apple will beat that.

jbennet, MS making a phone might not be a good idea. windows ce is buggy and crashes often.

[Serunson]

Why do we need all these companies making phones?!?
I mean we have enough ruddy choice as it is, why do we need more? I happy with my old phone, but this is getting crazy, soon the phones will be like cheaper PDA's, seeing as most of them surf the net and have a calender of sorts, i mean, what is the point?
In my opinion they have no purpose, a phone should be for calling and texting, not ruddy checking msn and your e-mail inbox, that is not the purpose the mobile phone was built for.

[jbennet]

jbennet, MS making a phone might not be a good idea. windows ce is buggy and crashes often.

Personally i dont think its that bad. Ive got a palm T|X and a PocketPC 2003 device (Toshiba e750) and CE seems to crash no more than my XP pc (max twice a day, sometimes its fine for a week) but thats nearly always down to third party software. The OS itself is very stable

[binoj_daniel]

The B.O.D is the worst thing about Microsoft OS. I hate that personally. Its really annoying.

[jbennet]

In my experience the BSOD isnt MS's falt. 99% of the time tis bad 3rd party drivers. Have never had a vista BSOD yet.

[binoj_daniel]

well, it doesn't happen on Mac.

[jbennet]

I have used a mac twice in my life. It crashed twice.

First time the little spinny thing just went around forever on startup and the second time it just froze when doing apple update

100% failure rate for me, maybe the macs just dont like me :(