2.1 on the DROID - an early view

[SSHGuru]

This won't affect 2.1 at all. You are over-reacting completely.

If anyone would like to post more doom and gloom on here why not just stop and not post it - all you're doing is depressing people.

Moto is scared of Apple , 2.1 may be shelved for good : Apple?s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal - NYTimes.com

Doesn't look good for the Droid and 2.1 .

 

[JCo352]

Moto is scared of Apple , 2.1 may be shelved for good : Apple?s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal - NYTimes.com

Doesn't look good for the Droid and 2.1 .

Moto is definitely not scared of Apple, for one Apple is suing HTC, and two Moto could probably own Apple for for some patent infringement along the way.

 

[khelek]

Here's a crazy theory...how about 2.1 isn't being delayed, it's being released right on schedule.

GASP!

Outside of a goof up, we've not had any indication of when this update, or even *if* it is supposed to be released. And yet, pretty much from day the Droid was released, being the first phone with 2.0 on it, we've had speculation of when 2.1 was coming.

The problem with 2.1 is that we, the users, have hyped it up so much that at some point, it became official that we were getting 2.1 in January. That didn't happen, so then it was February. Before long, we're believing we aren't getting it because Apple is going for Google's jugular and has killed the whole thing.

Ask how many HTC Hero users who have gotten their official 2.0 upgrade. They're still running 1.5, IIRC correctly.

Can we assume that 2.1 is being released exactlywhen Moto/Verizon/The Flying Spaghetti Monster has deemed it will be released as opposed to conspiracies regarding the destruction of it?

 

[cereal killer]

and it's misinformation 1linukfreak.....

Please stay on topic and refrain from spreading bad information that will only lead to people getting upset.

Thanks.

 

[TimChgo9]

This is just nuts.

I for one believe the update will be pushed, but, Moto/VZW will announce it when it happens. I will know the release is official when I see the "update" prompt on my phone, until then, I will keep enjoying my 2.0.1...

I love the way some people read into things the things they want to see or hear. It really gives credence to the old adage: "If you look hard enough for something, you will find it whether it's really there, or not."

All Apple is trying to do is corner the market on the smart-phone, and keep it's advantages. It hasn't really had serious competition until the Droid, and it's got Steve Jobs concerned for his market share, and that concern is making him want to try to stop the competition. I know nothing of patent law, so I won't even comment on the Apple vs HTC lawsuit, but, it would seem to me, anyway, that all the lawsuit is, is an attempt to handicap the competition and slow them down.

S

 

[Wraith]

Releasing an update (2.1) would only be in their best interest...as it shows they are actually developing a new product and differentiating it. It may be doing what the customer wants which in some cases may be similar to the competition, but it is obviously not the same hardware.

I guess this means Apple will be filing a lawsuit against RIM as well...as the blackberry has similar apps.

 

[TimChgo9]

There is nothing in the linked article that intimates that the 2.1 update will be shelved... there is this one oblique reference in the article:

".....some Google executives say they worry that the lawsuit could hold back Android, which is also being built into tablets that could rival the iPad".

That line really doesn't say anything about anything, all it is doing is conveying a private worry among some Google executives, which, could hardly be construed as evidence that 2.1 is being shelved. Some people just need to stop looking for reasons to be negative. Seriously, is being negative that much fun?

Speculation is what it is, but if you are going to speculate on the status of 2.1, try to find something more concrete than a nebulous passage like the one above.

 

[cereal killer]

Hello Tim we have already established it's misinformation there's no need to continue that conversation. It just leads to people gettting upset and attacking one another

Thanks..

 

[TimChgo9]

Hello Tim we have already established it's misinformation there's no need to continue that conversation. It just leads to people gettting upset and attacking one another

Thanks..

Sorry CK... I didn't see your post about on page 35..... my mistake.

 

[masterxchief]

Sorry if this was posted already but Verizon put this up http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/moto_droid.pdf

(got it from howard forums)

 

[blitzburgh39]

i havent seen this!!!!! !!!

 

[masterxchief]

If this is valid you can thank this guy for finding it HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - View Single Post - Android 2.1 Pre-Update thread for Motorola Droid

 

[diverbelow]

Sorry if this was posted already but Verizon put this up http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/moto_droid.pdf

(got it from howard forums)

That is pretty AWESOME!!! :icon_ banana:

 

[blitzburgh39]

oh its valid!

yay!

No where does it mention 5 screens though

 

[diverbelow]

Sorry if this was posted already but Verizon put this up http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/moto_droid.pdf

(got it from howard forums)

You are able to get their from Verizon Support for the Droid. System Update: DROID by Motorola then click on Benefits of System Update