I am very confused about the intentions of this particular article written by Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine and VP of Content for PCMag Network, Lance Ulanoff.
Ulanoffs' writing has shown acute bias towards certain interests of PC Magazine. He goes on to defend Verizon and prevailing mobile service providers despite knowing their total control, monopoly and resistance to satisfying consumer demands for openness in that industry. He further presents baseless arguments against Google being allowed to bid for and win more than two licenses in the 700 MHz spectrum. He is forgetting that Google has made an appeal to FCC that the winner be required to lease the spectrum to interested providers, thus preventing monopolies from forming.
This is clearly not a well informed article and has shown an utter disregard to all efforts by Google of bringing openness and progress in the mobile communications industry.
Nov 21, 2007
Nov 6, 2007
The gPhone is here, itetratively speaking.
Remember, remember the 5th of November! This day will go down in history as the day freedom was finally brought upon mobile phone technology by the efforts of non-evil companies.
Ok, let me tone my enthusiasm down a little. Even though I was really disappointed that there was no hardware gPhone, and free mobile service from Google, I wondered if that was going to be the eventual outcome of the process, set in motion yesterday. All that came out of yesterdays announcement was an OS that would run on mobile phones. Although this didn't exactly fit the expectations created by gPhone rumors, it was very typical of Google. They have once again followed the "Release Early, Release Often" philosophy. A full-fledged 700 Mhz mobile service with iPhone like hardware and free subscription to all this would have been very time consuming and dramatic, and would have to wait till 2009 to see the light of day. This is however, not Googles' way.
With the release of an OS and the formation of an alliance of hardware/software manufactures and mobile service providers, we will see the spirit of gPhone within a few months. It's openness will invite developers to expand it's capabilities even beyond the hype of rumors and the backing of telecom giants without a price tag will eventually bring the freedom to our mobile phones we have all been hoping for. All this will happen iteratively of course.
Ok, let me tone my enthusiasm down a little. Even though I was really disappointed that there was no hardware gPhone, and free mobile service from Google, I wondered if that was going to be the eventual outcome of the process, set in motion yesterday. All that came out of yesterdays announcement was an OS that would run on mobile phones. Although this didn't exactly fit the expectations created by gPhone rumors, it was very typical of Google. They have once again followed the "Release Early, Release Often" philosophy. A full-fledged 700 Mhz mobile service with iPhone like hardware and free subscription to all this would have been very time consuming and dramatic, and would have to wait till 2009 to see the light of day. This is however, not Googles' way.
With the release of an OS and the formation of an alliance of hardware/software manufactures and mobile service providers, we will see the spirit of gPhone within a few months. It's openness will invite developers to expand it's capabilities even beyond the hype of rumors and the backing of telecom giants without a price tag will eventually bring the freedom to our mobile phones we have all been hoping for. All this will happen iteratively of course.
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