Comments on: Look Out, AT&T & Apple: Verizon Says It’s Building a Tablet With Google

By: McAdam as Verizon COO: More Google, Less Neutrality: Tech News «

McAdam as Verizon COO: More Google, Less Neutrality: Tech News « — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:30:46 +0000

[...] McAdam’s appointment is sure to have implications far beyond Verizon, however. It’s no secret that McAdam and Verizon Wireless are partners with Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt. McAdam and Schmidt teamed up back in 2009 with news of Verizon’s commitment for Android-powered smartphones on the Verizon network. With no Apple iPhone to offer, Verizon needed a comparable mobile platform, and Google needed a carrier partner to help Android gain traction. Although Android has grown market share beyond iOS and BlackBerry for many reasons since then, McAdam’s commitment to a large array of Android devices helped jumpstart the Android army in the U.S. That relationship is sure to continue, as McAdam recently admitted that his company is working with Google on an Android tablet. [...]

By: Verizon Will Share Spectrum in Effort to Crush the Competition - A Collection of Latest Happening in Technology Field

Thu, 13 May 2010 19:47:27 +0000

[...] published an interview with Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. The carrier head also told the WSJ about the company’s planned Android tablet, so who knows what other Verizon news will trickle out as a result of the chat. I’m hoping [...]

By: Verizon Will Share Spectrum in Effort to Crush the Competition

Verizon Will Share Spectrum in Effort to Crush the Competition — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:31:23 +0000

By: goldtracker

goldtracker — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:27:12 +0000

I think Android will be great on a tablet. I also find it very interesting that bother Verizon and Google really aren't hardware companies.

By: Is This the Verizon/ Google Tablet?

Is This the Verizon/ Google Tablet? — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:25:48 +0000

[...] tablets, but it’s more interesting when the producer of Android teams up with a giant telco. Kevin pointed out something that I had forgotten from the CES this past January, that makes a lot of sense given all [...]

By: Verizon/ Google Tablet: What it Means

Verizon/ Google Tablet: What it Means — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:19:27 +0000

[...] By James Kendrick May. 12, 2010, 8:43am CDT 1 Comment 0 While the word that Verizon and Google are collaborating on a tablet to compete with the iPad came out of left field, I can’t say I am surprised by the news. The [...]

By: gbp

gbp — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:34:03 +0000

Whatever the reasons may be, APPLE cannot have a cakewalk anymore. They ran away with the iPod. The design,quality and scale of manufacturing are great with iPod, there is no viable competition even now. But things are changing quickly with iPhone onwards. Google is almost matching Apple on everything. Besides there are other platforms like WebOS which is much better than Apple's iPhone OS and Windows Mobile7 are competing hard. I would love to see it with Flash. It will be a success regardless. Why ? Android is slowly having fans , the loyalty is building. Most importantly folks can live without buying Apple products.

By: wk24

wk24 — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:05:23 +0000

It’s actually quite common in the more “advanced” wireless countries of the world to boast penetration rates of 150% and more. And it’s also due to how “subscribers” are measured. The reason is due to multiple device subscriptions per user. i.e. If everyone had an iPhone and an iPad, you’d have 200%. In Asia, many folks already carry 2 phones – so again 200% is possible. An Ericsson exec recently predicted 7 devices per person – leading to 700% maximum. :-)

By: wk24

wk24 — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:53:00 +0000

So far, it's hard for me to believe that the 3G (or 4G) connection will drive any tablet buying decision. The most important part is and will be for the immediate future I believe, the user interface, the available apps, and how the package as a whole works together. The connectivity is important but as the tremendous sales of the iPad Wi-Fi version have shown that does not mean it has to be 3G/4G. (Though I admit it would be important for some).

So yes, Google announcing that it will do tablets is good news. I'll look forward to how they further innovate the android platform. But Verizon saying that it will do tablets, just smells of a catch up for now and doesn't really excite me.

By: Iris

Iris — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:45:24 +0000

How the devil can you "boost subscriber penetration to 500 percent"? Isn't the most you can get 100%? Did you mean BY 500%? I'm not sure whose English is bad, but since you can't have 500% penetration, I will just assume the whole statement is nonsense.