I think I am officially pissed at Google. They announced this Froyo updated almost a month ago, then an accidental leak that only works foor T-Mobile users, then…. nothing. Their defenders have been saying that May 20th was just an announcement (I wish this thing could capture my tone. eh.). But I say that we should expect more from Google.
When the Apple God, Steve Jobs, makes an announcement about the iPhone he says when it will be available and when it can be pre-ordered. With the iPhone 4 that date is June 24th, and I think pre-orders were available like the day he announced it.
With Google, they announced this new OS, which is supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread, and then gave it to a few Press phones with no announcements about actual release dates. I find that to be quite ridiculous. I love the freedom that android provides me. I can download files off of the internet straight to my phone, use my phone as usb storage, install third party apps to replace my keyboard and texting interfaces, and much more. But I am starting to wonder if it is worth it if this is the kind of treatment Google is going to give it’s customers.
The bottom line is that if you announce something you should have a date when that product or upgrade will be available. I do not know what ASAP means, it could be tomorrow, it could be next month. Setting a specific date makes Google accountable to their consumers to release by that date. Apple is willing to accept that accountability, why isn’t Google?
Eh, Google isn’t reading this, I don’t know why I even bother.
Maybe I should jut get an iPhone 4, I can get one with an $18 upgrade fee. (AT&T users can dial *639# to check your upgrade eligibility) The only problem is that when I am roaming around South East Asia and Hong Kong from September to December I will be screwed. AT&T told me it would be $1.69 a minute so I will need an unlocked phone.
Oh one more thing. For those of you experiencing touch screen issues on the Nexus One You might want to look into what applications you have that could be causing the problem. I was having this annoying as hell touch screen issue and it turned out that my installation of Smart Keyboard was the culprit. As soon as I switched to Better Keyboard the problem went away.
Peace out my friends I will catch you later!