Live from the Google Phone Announcement
Craig and Liz here, reporting live from the T-Mobile/Google launch of the new G1 ｡ﾈGoogle Phone｡ﾉ running on the new open Android platform.
Implications for T-Mobile: Broadband rollout. HSPCA launch will be live in 22 markets by G1 launch, will be out for 80 percent of markets by Q1. Europe launch: Will be in UK early November, across Europe in first quarter 2009. Google: Will open source entire platform at launch in October. ｡ﾈWe think we have the body here, but the long tail of course is the part that｡ﾇs interesting.｡ﾉ Audience questions.
Any support for Microsoft products? Can read Word docs, Excel docs, Exchange compatibility is opportunity for third-party developer. SIM-locked? Will be SIM-locked to T-Mobile as it rolls out. Push email? Gmail is push. Will there be desktop application for syncing? No, synchronization will happen in background with device. Will it be available outside markets with 3G? Yes, but not as good. Will also have Wi-Fi for better experience there. Will it get unlocked like iPhone? No guarantees. Won｡ﾇt say the word iPhone (｡ﾉthe device you mentioned｡ﾉ) Marketing? Integrated plan by T-Mobile and Google. Starting in October will be biggest marketing plan T-Mobile has ever launched for a mobile device. No comment on specifics of relationship with Google. App support? Device syncs very well to Google services, supports Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo IM. Bluetooth? Supports headsets. We｡ﾇll get to A2DP. Chrome browser? Uses Webkit, of the same base as Chrome. Chrome is for PC and this is for mobile. You can think of it as Chrome Lite. Who is target customer? More consumer than enterprise. Note: Google Talk presence will show up in contacts list on your phone. Supports iTunes? Yes but not DRM content. Skype support? Not at this point. International support? Yes.Google mobile tech
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