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HelpUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days, you’ll know that Sony Ericsson joined the Open Handset Alliance on Tuesday along with thirteen other new members. The Open Handset Alliance is a project committed to deploy both handsets and services based on the open-source Android platform, so naturally technology journalists around the globe were interested to find out what Sony Ericsson is up to with regards to developing one or more handsets based on Android. A few days after the initial buzz and interviews, it seems the interest has brought along a false rumour.
Countless blogs and websites are now reporting that Sony Ericsson is ready with an Android-based handset in summer 2009, and even say it’s an official statement from the manufacturer. Well… Had they been paying attention to what was said in the press release rather than anything else, they should have known that this is literally impossible. One site even refers to Sony Ericsson’s Swedish PR-contact Gustaf Brusewitz as “Garfield Brusewitz” – you’ve got to give them credit for paying attention and getting the facts right!
As it is, Sony Ericsson started work on one Android-based handset not too long ago, and that’s it. Sony Ericsson’s press release even stated that they can now “confirm its [Sony Ericsson's] intention to develop a handset based on the Android platform”. Did you get that? Intention. Last time I checked, intention doesn’t mean that you can be ready with a product based on a platform that is new to the manufacturer in just a matter of months. Heck, it wouldn’t even be possible if we were talking OSE, which is also known as Sony Ericsson’s proprietary operating system for feature phones!
I basically wanted to make it loud and clear that the rumour is false, but now we’re at it, I guess we could have a look at some facts about Sony Ericsson’s Android venture:
- The first Android-based handset will be a high-end product.
- The Android platform won’t be exclusive to high-end products, and will also be used in mass-market products in the future.
- Android-based products won’t be niche products, and Sony Ericsson will continue developing phones based on Symbian and Windows Mobile.
- As of now, there are no specific announcement or release plans for any Android-based product by Sony Ericsson. It is simply too early for anything specific.
Tags: android
I love machine translations. The swedish name for the comic strip character Garfield is Gustaf
I love machine translations. The swedish name for the comic strip character Garfield is Gustaf
Guess that could be the reason, but still… Seems a bit unprofessional.
Guess that could be the reason, but still… Seems a bit unprofessional.
I swear to tell the truth and nothing else but the truth – MB
LOL
I swear to tell the truth and nothing else but the truth – MB
LOL
[...] The Ophone will likely be released sometime in 2009, but it’s not the only confirmed Android-based phone on the release slate. Kogan Technologies, Motorola, OpenMoko, Huawei, HTC, and Sony Ericsson are all working on their own Android-based phones. We reported that Sony Ericsson was working on a summer 2009 release date for its first Android phone, but the company has since denied they have set any specific release dates. [...]
[...] The Ophone will likely be released sometime in 2009, but it’s not the only confirmed Android-based phone on the release slate. Kogan Technologies, Motorola, OpenMoko, Huawei, HTC, and Sony Ericsson are all working on their own Android-based phones. We reported that Sony Ericsson was working on a summer 2009 release date for its first Android phone, but the company has since denied they have set any specific release dates. [...]
As a self-appointed emissary from the Android development community, welcome! We’re glad you even have intentions in our general direction, if not yet plans or products.
Best of luck in your development efforts, and I look forward to trying to help you guys out on the Android Google Groups and such.
As a self-appointed emissary from the Android development community, welcome! We’re glad you even have intentions in our general direction, if not yet plans or products.
Best of luck in your development efforts, and I look forward to trying to help you guys out on the Android Google Groups and such.
[...] The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog disagrees. They say that the Android program within Sony Ericsson is in its infancy, and they’ll be [...]
[...] The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog disagrees. They say that the Android program within Sony Ericsson is in its infancy, and they’ll be [...]
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[...] apuntaba porque esta semana se han apuntado a la Open Handset Alliance. Bueno, ayer leímos en el Blog No Oficial sobre Sony Ericsson (USEB) que en principio no tendremos un móvil Sony Ericsson con Android tan pronto. Las líneas de su [...]
[...] apuntaba porque esta semana se han apuntado a la Open Handset Alliance. Bueno, ayer leímos en el Blog No Oficial sobre Sony Ericsson (USEB) que en principio no tendremos un móvil Sony Ericsson con Android tan pronto. Las líneas de su [...]
[...] op Google Android. Dit toestel zou in juni 2009 de markt zien en zeker niet tegenvallen. Volgens Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog is veel hiervan waar, maar zeker niet alles. Het grootste deel van deze geruchten is onzin, aldus [...]
[...] op Google Android. Dit toestel zou in juni 2009 de markt zien en zeker niet tegenvallen. Volgens Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog is veel hiervan waar, maar zeker niet alles. Het grootste deel van deze geruchten is onzin, aldus [...]
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good article to slap the people who always starts random rumor in the face >:D so anyways, I don’t think you got the facts right that Sony Ericsson will further develop handsets under Symbian. They dropped Symbian platform a while ago along with Motorola, so right now it comes down to Windows Mobile and Android. Since Android phone from SE won’t be out for a while, it will have to be Windows Mobile. I don’t think SE will stab itself in the toe and comeout with UIQ phones again and again while they announce that they stopped going with Symbian. There won’t be any support for the customers who decide to buy those products.
good article to slap the people who always starts random rumor in the face >:D so anyways, I don’t think you got the facts right that Sony Ericsson will further develop handsets under Symbian. They dropped Symbian platform a while ago along with Motorola, so right now it comes down to Windows Mobile and Android. Since Android phone from SE won’t be out for a while, it will have to be Windows Mobile. I don’t think SE will stab itself in the toe and comeout with UIQ phones again and again while they announce that they stopped going with Symbian. There won’t be any support for the customers who decide to buy those products.
Of course they’ll continue on developing handsets based on Symbian – Symbian Foundation. Didn’t say UIQ, did I?
Of course they’ll continue on developing handsets based on Symbian – Symbian Foundation. Didn’t say UIQ, did I?
Isn’t the issue really wether or not SE are spreading them selves too thin? I mean 4 different OS’s (ok, embedded doesn’t really count but still!). That’s a lot of code to maintain..
Isn’t the issue really wether or not SE are spreading them selves too thin? I mean 4 different OS’s (ok, embedded doesn’t really count but still!). That’s a lot of code to maintain..
I hope the Android phone comes quickly. I have an G1 for reviewing now and I simply love Android. It’s not really complete in some thing, but the concept is great! The only problem is that I wanna have an SE phone, so they should release one with Android. Else I’ll maybe get the G1 or even the iPhone.
I hope the Android phone comes quickly. I have an G1 for reviewing now and I simply love Android. It’s not really complete in some thing, but the concept is great! The only problem is that I wanna have an SE phone, so they should release one with Android. Else I’ll maybe get the G1 or even the iPhone.