1.5 Million Google Phones Pre-Sold; Still Ugly
October 14, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Cellphones
The Motley Fool has a good point: unless the upcoming G1 Phone is a complete and utter failure, Google wins whether or not its entry into telecom hardware market does well. The money quote:
Google wins when more people use the Web. If the Android platform kills the iPhone, that’s great. Google wins. If Apple ends up killing the Android, it’ll have to be with better software that takes full advantage of connectivity everywhere. Again, Google wins. The only way to lose is to release a total dud, so failure this month is not an option.
In any case, a 1.5 million pre-sale figure is pretty impressive. It’s proof that Google’s concept for mobility is interesting enough for lots of people to shell out money—despite the lack of any significant experience with the phone. Unfortunately, it’s still ugly!
While it is impressive that they have that many pre-orderd, I just cant get over the look of it. If they are trying to compete with the iphone they need a better design. One of the reason I bought my iPhone was the simple design. No face to open and close (and potentially break I may add). Just a sleek gadget. The Google phone seems like a glorified sidekick. And those are some of the worst.
I agree, the google phone looks ugly. It’s very disappointing. I have been looking forward to the release for months, and my expectation just sank once i saw how ugly it is. I think im going to buy the Iphone 3g instead just because the google phone looks cheaply made. Did you guys notice how thick it is also? Reminds me of sidekick 1! Overall, just a very ugly looking phone. I would never pay for an ugly hooker, why would i pay for an ugly phone?