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Sprint’s CEO: Android isn’t good enough yet
Android Authority —
... According to Reuters , Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse (the guy in those black and white commercials) told the National Press Club in Washing DC that the Android platform is not “good enough to put the Sprint brand on it.” That doesn’t exactly bode well for the world seeing a Sprint Android phone any time in the near future. ...
Sprint CEO: Android Not Good Enough For Us
Android Phone Fans —
... primary importance. Sprint “dissing” Android is NOT a good sign for the platform.
T-Mobile is on board but… how long until the other carriers launch an Android Device? They better hurry up because Android and the G1 are going to sell like HOT cakes for T-Mobile until another Android device come out. Mark my words on that.
Check out the conversation on Android Forums regarding which manufacturer/carrier will have an Android Phone next.
[Via Reuters, Thanks Kurt!]
Sprint CEO: “By gosh if that Android ain’t a lump of you-know-what”
CrunchGear —
... You know that down-homey guy who shows up in a diner during commercial breaks during Heroes? That’s Old Man Hesse, up Sprint way, who has him a bone to pick with Android. ...
Sprint CEO: Android Is Not Good Enough for Sprint (Yet) [Android]
Gizmodo —
... to support Google's OS in the future. It's a little surprising coming from Sprint, given their close ties with HTC, but once Android gets a little more polished, we're sure Sprint will jump into the fray. [Reuters] ...
Dan Hesse sez Android "not yet good enough" for Sprint brand
Engadget Mobile —
... form) was "good enough to put the Sprint brand on." In all fairness, Sprint has shown a friendly side to Google in the past, and he did promise to sell an Android-powered phone "at some time in the future," but asserting that Sprint is in the position to shy away from what's arguably the most exciting thing to happen to the mobile realm since the advent of the iPhone is, um, questionable at best. [Via Android Authority]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...
Dan Hesse sez Android "not yet good enough" for Sprint brand
Engadget —
... form) was "good enough to put the Sprint brand on." In all fairness, Sprint has shown a friendly side to Google in the past, and he did promise to sell an Android-powered phone "at some time in the future," but asserting that Sprint is in the position to shy away from what's arguably the most exciting thing to happen to the mobile realm since the advent of the iPhone is, um, questionable at best. [Via Android Authority]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sprint: Android simply not good enough for us
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Press Club that Android isn't "good enough to put the Sprint brand on it," even though Sprint is one of the thirty-ish companies forming part of Google's alliance and will crank one out eventually.
This is one of the most astounding public bitchslaps you're ever likely to see in the tedious and hard-starched world of corporate telecommunications. Sprint worrying that its "brand" would be sullied by Android is going to keep me in chuckles for the rest of the hour.
Sprint: Android not good enough yet [Reuters]
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says Android not good enough for Sprint
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... standards.
Dan Hesse told the National Press Club in Washington that the Android OS wasn’t yet “good enough to put the Sprint brand on it.” Although the Sprint CEO promised to release an Android handset sometime in the future, the platform just isn’t polished enough at this point for Sprint to get jiggy wtih Android.
You hear that, Android? Better get your rear in gear if you want the No. 3 US wireless carrier to back your wares.
[Via: Reuters]
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Sprint CEO Says Android Not Good Enough for His Logo. Bitter Much?
Mashable! —
... Being a lossy network at #3 might have something to do with it. According to Sinead Carew of Reuters, Hesse was quoted as telling the National Press Club that the Android open source operating system is not “good enough to put the Sprint brand on it.” ...
CEO of Sprint proclaims Google Android not good enough
PR News: —
... to put the Sprint brand on it” yet.
Hesse did say that Sprint would sell an Android powered phone “at some time in the future”. This is a very interesting statement for Hesse to make considering that Sprint has been having problems marketing its brand over the last few years, and the Android OS may be the biggest thing to hit cell phones in years.
Hit the read link below for the full story or leave your thoughts on Sprint and Android in the comments.
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Sprint CEO: Android Has to Wait
AndroidGuys —
... Dan Hesse, the CEO of Sprint, one of the founding members of the OHA, was quoted saying that Android still needs a bit of a finesse before it carries its logo. This comes at a time when everyone out there is pulling on Sprint for not being able to maintain its brand with the existing hand set releases. ...
Sprint no cree que Android esté listo
Celularis —
... Dijo textualmente que “Android no es lo suficientemente bueno como para poner la marca Sprint en un equipo con Android“. No dijo más palabras, eso fue suficiente para conocer la visión de Sprint Nextel sobre Android. ...
Sprint CEO Disses Google's Android Phone, Wishes He Had One (S)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... We weren't at the National Press Club meeting in Washington on Friday, so we don't know the context for Sprint Nextel (S) CEO Dan Hesse's speech. But we are surprised to hear him slam Google's (GOOG) Android mobile operating system: It's not "good enough to put the Sprint brand on it," Hesse reportedly said, according to Reuters. ...
Android Not Good Enough for Sprint
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... 8:29 PM by Eric M. Zeman Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, speaking to journalists, said that the Android operating system is not good enough for the Sprint brand. Hesse said that Sprint is planning to roll out a handset based on Android at some point in the future, but based on his remarks, it won't be as early as expected or hoped for. He didn't provide any firm details about when Android will be ready, nor what changes to the platform will make it ready. more info at Mobile Burn more info at Reuters Comment on this news item more Recent News ...
Android Round-Up: Sprint Not Ready; Hop-On's Sub-$200 Phone; Security Flaw In G1
mocoNews —
... ) Android is ready for prime time. He told the National Press Club in that he didn't think Android in its current form is "good enough to put the Sprint brand on it," Reuters reports. Still, he promised to sell an Android phone "at some time in the future." Sprint is part of Open Handset Alliance, which supports Android as an open source operating system. ...
Sprint says No Thanks to Google Android
p2pnet news —
p2pnet news view Mobiles | Advertising:- Sprint may be part of an “alliance” of about 30 companies who’ve said they’ll support he development of Google’s Android mobile phone operating system.
But that doesn’t mean it’s ready to put its name on the product, says Reuters.
T-Mobile USA started selling it last week and the mainstream media were, “all-a-Google over the latest mobile phone,” said p2pnet, going on to quote
Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan as ...
Android not "good enough" for Sprint, CEO says
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... Bad news for Sprint subscribers hoping to get their own Android phone: The big cheese at Sprint apparently doesn't think that Google's mobile OS is up to snuff yet. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. last week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told reporters (according to Reuters) that Android is not yet "good enough to put the Sprint brand on it," although he added that Sprint will roll out an Android phone "some time in the future." Hesse's comments put a damper on rumors that Sprint—the only U.S. carrier besides T-Mobile that's a member of Google's Android ...
Sprint CEO says Android not good enough yet
Crave: The gadget blog —
... While speaking in Washington last week,Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that Sprint is not ready for the Google Android OS just yet. According to Reuters, Hesse said that at present Android is not "good enough to put the Sprint brand on it."
Yet, Hesse promised to that the carrier ...
Motorola signs up with Google Android
p2pnet news —
... Slashdot - Motorola Moving to Android, Windows Mobile for Smartphones, October 31, 2008
p2pnet - Google Android — one or two problems, September 24, 2008
Gizmodo - Android and T-Mobile G1’s Five Most Obnoxious Flaws, September 23, 2008
Reuters - Sprint: Android not good enough yet, October 24, 2008
CNet News - Motorola seeks to hire up to 300 Google Android developers, October 3, 2008 ...
Sprint Getting Closer to Android Phone? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... , this fall Sprint CEO Dan Hesse apparently told a group of reporters in Washington that the Android platform wasn’t “good enough to put the Sprint brand on it.” ...
