iPhone Doesn’t, Droid Does
The iPhone obviously was a real trendsetter in mobile phones. But lately it is getting more and more competition from a new OS; Google’s Android. With the ad below Motorola, Verizon and Android create a lot of buzz for what may be the next ‘iPhone’.
As every iPhone user knows, the statements in this video are all true. No lies involved. All the things you want the iPhone to do, Droid does (or so it promises). Now there’s a real second mover advantage; Apple set the bar, Android raises it.
The ad, actually for the Motorola Droid (more pictures of the phone at Boy Genius Report), spreads like wildfire. Uploaded to YouTube on October 17 and already over 980,000 views, almost 1,700 comments and over 1,900 ratings (4 out of 5 average).
The YouTube statistics do not lie:
The video directs you to this websites, where you are prompted to leave your email address in order to get notified “when compromise has been deactivated”. The confirmation mail reads:
You don’t need a smartphone, you need a supergenius in your pocket. A phone that listens better than the person on the other end of the call. Apps of every shape and size. Emails that let you know what they are before you read them. The greatest web experience on a phone. All working together to get things done.
You know there’s no phone like that. And it ticks you off. But there will be. Droid is coming.
Aside from being a cheeky ad that really creates expectations, there is something else going on. If Droid can match the expectations, will this (after the Cliq) be Motorola’s come back in mobile phones? I like to think so, what are your thoughts?
(Source: Digital Buzz Blog)
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iPhone Doesn’t, Droid Does. http://bit.ly/31jENU
Off course, I have an iPhone and love it. However, I cannot deny that this movie is 100% accurate.
I did not see in the movie that flash is also not working at my latest iPhone…
Hopefully Apple understands that is much easier to be the underdog and challenger. Since they are a bit more successful and mainstream with the iPhone, they have acted much more corporate and rigid than a challenger should be…
They might have learned a lesson here….
Cheers
I find it ironic that as I am reading this from my Droid phone, some words from the right edge of the page are cut off. Don’t get me wrong, I do like the htc mytouch. But shortly after buying my wife an iPhone, it is clear to me Apple offers the superior user experience. There are certain advantages when a company such as Apple retains tight control of its product. Time will tell if open source can catch up.
I disagree, I just got an iPHONE and it works beautifully. My father on the other hand just got the droid X and within the second day he was playing a game and the screen froze. He had to buy a new phone after just two days. Thats pathetic.