http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/ Engadget Comments for Not so fast: Android isn't coming to AT&T just yet http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 7th 2008 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
However I'm sure Android's OS stack requires specific drivers for different ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors from the different manufacturers (Samsung, TI, Qualcomm, Broadcom, etc)]]>Nov 7th 2008 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
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Use a WinMo phone on ATT and you can do pretty much whatever you want with it. Even Iphone isn't hindered (more by Apple than ATT).

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Android will get there. It just needs a little more development.

Of course ATT want to put their apps on it too. It's part of the service whether you use it or not. I happen to just re-flash my phone with a cleaner version of WinMo so all of ATT's crap is gone.]]>Nov 6th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
Media sources later confirmed that "fucking customers over a barrel" is in fact written into AT&T's corporate charter.]]>Nov 6th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
reports of a former AT&T Employee did in fact confirm AT&Ts closed door policy of bending there customers over a barrel but said," it wasn't all that bad, they seemed to like it because it was apart of the '2 year agreement'..."


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Huh? AT&T carries tons of closed platforms. What about most Motorola and Nokia phones? They're not open at all. Nor was the iPhone at first. The iPhone still doesn't have all that AT&T media crap, etc. if that's what he's talking about.

Otherwise, I don't blame them for waiting a while to hop on the wagon. It's probably a smart move from AT&Ts perspective.]]>Nov 6th 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
good thing the iphone wasn't just running apple apps like safari at the beginning and good thing ther'es no issue with apple not allowing mobile opera on the iphone.

phew..

this seems really sketchy.]]>Nov 6th 2008 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
"Not so fast, my friend!"]]>Nov 6th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
Fucking two year contract...Oh well. By the time the contract is up, the cool phones that I want might have come down in price.]]>Nov 6th 2008 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 7th 2008 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 6th 2008 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 7th 2008 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/
Android, on the other hand, has absolutely no requirement whatsoever to contain Google applications. AT&T could easily order an Android handset that has all of Google's applications removed and replaced with crippled and worthless AT&T versions.

AT&T's real issue, much like Sprint's, is that Android is exclusive to T-Mobile for this holiday season and admitting that it's decent would just be advertising for their competitor. Expect the Android hate to continue from all other carriers until they are ready to announce something of their own.]]>Nov 7th 2008 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/Nov 29th 2008 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/http://androidcentral.com/unlock-tmobile-g1/]]>Nov 29th 2008 7:51PM