Comments on: HTC CEO — No Android HD2 for You

By: Gravy

Gravy — Wed, 05 May 2010 02:13:39 +0000

as far as im concerned Microsoft needs to stick with games thats where the excel. leave the phone world to users that understand day to day life. like google for example my g1 was quite possibly the best phone ive ever owned. i recently purchased the hd2 not knowing it ran off of windows and wanted to throw it out the window on the way home doing 90 plus, figuratively speaking of course. the only reason i still have this piece of crap is that maybe one day in the near future that they "Microsoft" will like the "scarecrow" finally get a brain. and release Android for ALL hd2 owners no matter there carrier. im sorry i hate all M comp i prefer Macs and android is the closest thing to grace-land for me. personally the i phone is quite boring alot like WM. for those of u that enjoy them good for you but dont ruin it for the rest of the world that has common freaking sense.

By: Kaffa

Kaffa — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:38:32 +0000

Sad to say i have search high and low for a phone the looks and feels better and works better than the Iphone but when i heard about the hd2 i ran to the store with my cash to purchase when i heard that it ran off of windows i felt cheated on. Can i buy the hd2 and just download android. IM not a geek IM a grown man that likes the best and windows is slow and has a bunch of glitches>>>> I Hate windows on a PHONE!!

By: Brandon Blackmoor

Brandon Blackmoor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:54:54 +0000

What the...? The HD2 won't have Android? WINDOWS? Are they INSANE?

By: xoltrix2000

xoltrix2000 — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:12:27 +0000

@Jake, I would of agreed with you last few months but I must disagree. It’s not an opinion that the “Android is the future”, it’s a general fact. Look at Google, look at their products and services. They have revolutionized all aspects of the web by having only one account. If they are determined like that, I won’t be surprised if they succeeded in the mobile industry. It’s common sense to think Android is the future because not only most of their services are included into the phone (maps, gmail, gtalk, contacts, picasa, etc), the potential for app development and availability is what Microsoft can only DREAM of.

Another fact is that WinMo phones are now missing from Carriers and extremely low amount of new WinMo phones. Look at Google N1 phones, sold out, the frenzy and the popularity of Android based phones, and the fact that most mobile phone companies are the crap load of Android based phones. Did WinMo phones ever get that hype or popularity in the past 5 years or so? It just seems like it’s dying.

I was a WinMo fanboi for the longest time until i completely lost hope when it just seemed like MS doesn’t care about their mobile os anymore. Instead we have gps software that cost 30 to 40 dollars that you get free with Android and has fully updated maps. I have a crappy old HTC Touch with Android on it, and it keeps me so busy with the amount of productive, fun and online apps/games, not to mention SMOOTH as hell. I held a Touch Pro 2 and got bored in 30 minutes. It’s depressing. RIP WinMo

By: johnkzin

johnkzin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:03:35 +0000

Hopefully some other company will fill the void.

I’d almost (but not quite) kill for a phone with:

Android 2.0 + BT/USB/Wifi tethering
4.1″-4.5″ 800×480+ tilt touch screen LCD
5 row physical qwerty keyboard
dpad and android buttons on the face
3.5mm headset
usb-client for charge/data/tether
maybe usb-host/otg
maybe some form of video out (pref. mini DVI-I)
overall styling similar to the HTC Touch Pro 2

By: gazcoop

gazcoop — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:29:53 +0000

@H1N1 I’d disagree about the 100 geeks I’d find. They’re not just interested in the device, but the whole infrastrcutre of support, security, applications etc. Currently for the enterprise space Microsoft still have the best vision for management of mobile devices despite Android being sexier. I can’t even use my HTC Hero for work email because it doesn’t support our authentication mechanisms. Look beyond the device, look at the whole instructure set.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:38:17 +0000

Peter Chou being political again. Remember the stir and follow-ups he caused earlier this year with his statements concerning HTC’s push into China and their relative expectations for Windows Mobile and Android sales?

If I was a HTC shareholder, I’d be a little bit worried about statements like this, especially since as soon as the HD2 hits, XDA-Developers will do what HTC couldn’t or wouldn’t do. I’d also be a bit concerned that HTC is downplaying Android on it’s flagship hardware in the middle of Google introducing its navigation app, a true game changer if there ever was one and an announcement that’s garnered more buzz than Microsoft has in the last decade.

By: tino

tino — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:54:12 +0000

Sound like he was bargining. “Want this cool piece of hardware for your OS, how about some tie in with your next OS release?” In fact, I am pretty sure HTC has already secured first seek of MS’s WM7.

Thankfully 4.3″ capacity screen is not HTC’s f*ing exclusive. Somebody else will do it.

By: BrandonQuire

BrandonQuire — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:51:27 +0000

had a feeling once the reviews started rolling in everybody would see what i saw (after a hands on). Attack of the Show HUGE Android fanboys made comments i completely agree with.

- too big, boxy, heavy
- terrible keyboard, keys are flush & squishy
- useless D-Pad, should have been removed for better keyboard
- NOOOO multitouch

i really wish sites like this & a few others would have waited until a hands-on to see how lackluster the design really is on Droid before singing its praises & insulting everything else. i dont really expect objectiveness from bloggers but you guys are hurting your own credibility.

Android needs HD2 period, nuff said.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:19:03 +0000

“you must have gotten the silly idea from James that Sense being the “standard” UI across any OS was a good idea.”

Actually, I don’t believe I ever said it was either a good or a bad idea. Just an interesting concept that had never been done before.