Disqus - Friends of bryanlanders

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:42:15 -0000

Mark: yes. That's why I feel Android is Windows 3.1. It's ugly. But you can see the future is going to be very bright. Developers ARE supporting Android in a big way. It's their second platform, I've been interviewing a ton of them.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:38:12 -0000

Another good point I should have made in my article. No, the Droid can't do simultaneous voice and data (I believe this is due to the EVDO network that Verizon uses). Good points about getting service in rural areas. I don't use a phone in rural areas very often.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:36:30 -0000

I'll switch my iPhone over to Verizon too if it goes. The network is noticeably better in Half Moon Bay. Ironic, too, because I know of a major Apple exec who lives just down the road from me.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:35:33 -0000

As to Symbian, that OS is not up to the standards of Android. But Symbian will be the market share winner for a long time (Nokia sells a ton of single-chip phones to emerging markets that don't even know what a web browser is).

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:34:39 -0000

Weird, on Facebook (the Web page, not the app) the double-click on photo thing wasn't working for some reason. Very frustrating. The zoom control did work, though.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:32:38 -0000

I don't think Android will pass iPhone unless something spectacular happens next year and I don't think it will. Everyone in China says Apple has locked up the best supply chain, so building a better device than Apple isn't in the cards. That said, I'd expect Android to grow faster percentage wise than Apple next year.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:25:31 -0000

I live in a small town with 14,000 people. Here Verizon is a LOT better than AT&T.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:24:39 -0000

These are good reasons to stay! Thanks, I was hoping I'd find more of them because I sure feel like returning this and know I need to keep it to stay up-to-date on Android.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:22:58 -0000

Ryan: wrong question. Because if market share mattered we'd all be on Nokia.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:18:16 -0000

Oh, absolutely! Even Apple fans who would never consider switching have to love the competition. Why? It will force Apple to get better. The screen on the Droid really shows that Apple needs a push. Wow is that thing beautiful!

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:14:22 -0000

I think you hit on something. Even my salesguy admitted that the Droid has him thinking of replacing his Blackberry. The Blackberry UI is so ugly and dated that the Droid will probably win with people like that who feel they MUST have a physical keyboard. The Droid is definitely a better experience than Blackberry already. It's just that I have an iPhone and my friend has a Palm Pre and it doesn't measure up to those two.

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:57:43 -0000

That's fine. Its worth working on

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:46:39 -0000

close

i drive a minivan but wish i could get rid of it and just walk and ride a
bike and a vespa

i do eat meat but am cutting way back on it, may be headed to partial
vegetarian, meaning i make exceptions for steak and ribs occasionally

i use a windows machine in the office and a mac everywhere else

and i don't know about "classically styled". i like to think of myself as
trendy, but my girls would laugh out loud at that characterization

Re: Glue: From Browser Plugin To Web Service

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:56:40 -0000

Kind of like marry glue and blogrollr

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:34 -0000

Yes. But the times they've not been are rare and you can always fix that in those cases

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:52:08 -0000

Thank you

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:49:33 -0000

You call me a liar, I get pissed

Re: "Audio Preview" Is A Bad User Experience

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:49:00 -0000

I didn't say that. Don't put words in my mouth. I said they make a living by giving away listens for free

You keep mistaking listens for the music itself

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:48:00 -0000

That's what I like about hunch. Its game like. Most surveys suck

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:47:26 -0000

Thank you!

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:44:53 -0000

I may join you kid

If I'm allowed to eat a steak once a quarter

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:43:06 -0000

I've said a bunch. In this comment thread and at the techcrunch comment thread

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:42:12 -0000

Good advice steve. But by all means, please hire a lawyer who does a lot of venture deals

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:40:53 -0000

Yes

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:40:25 -0000

When washington sent adams to london and replaced him with jefferson in paris, adam's first letter to jefferson was 'send me the forty cases of claret'

Nuff said