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See, this is what I don't understand. Android is a damned cool platform with heaps of potential, yeah, but it has nowhere near realised it yet.

The UI is frankly annoying [to myself, your mileage may vary]. While I'm certainly not an Apple fanboy [*cuddles Omnia*], the inconsistent UI and real quirks to Android turn me off it.

Don't get me wrong, it's got the potential. You bet it does. But it's nowhere near proven yet. Winmo is meant as a business OS [basically], and until Android has proper Exchange support and the like... well, its not going to get *that* install base. Even Apple saw that, and subsequently implemented it.

Android has the potential to destroy Winmo's share. That is not a bad thing, competition breeds innovation. But I don't see much innovation at the moment.]]>Jan 8th 2009 6:21AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 12:58PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/This look good, very good...]]>Jan 8th 2009 7:41AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/
Why the hell would they put in a touch screen AND a trackball? I'm sick of my BB's cheap-ass trackball and that's one of the main reasons I'm considering a touchscreen phone... I'm still really eager to try out the 8900s though, they say that won't feel like trash after 6 months of use. Still, touchscreen is for the win. Trackball, not so much.]]>Jan 8th 2009 7:59AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 9:49AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 11:47AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:40PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/ Don't worry, Android will be updated on the lacking fonctionnality part... as WinMo will be updated on the 'lack of appeal' part. The end of the year will be HOT :
- Android getting enough software improvement to be fully fonctionnal, and different phones running it
- A new iPhone technologically up-to-date (sorry since my N95-8GB i take pictures/videos almost all days, and i won't switch for something weak on this point. Same thing reagrding GPS on the iPhone)
- Touch screen Nokia phones running the latest Symbian !
- The mighty Windows Mobile 7 !!]]>Jan 8th 2009 11:32AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/Jan 18th 2009 3:48AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/01/08/motorola-surf-a3100-video-and-pictorial-hands-on/
I would not say this is a perfect phone, but MOTO indeed wakes up anyway.

Trackball, good try.
Smile detection for camera, interesting and useful.
New homescreen, seems cool.
3.5mm headset jack, correct choice.

ID not good, too similar to iPhone. "SEXY", please, MOTO.
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