How open will the Verizon Droid really be?

**LikeWebOS** · 10-21-2009, 03:27 PM

I read this article over at cnet Will Verizon really open its Droid? And I thought it would be pretty good for discussion.

Do you think Verizon will live up to the Android name? Or find a way to cripple the device?

**xliderider** · 10-21-2009, 03:58 PM

They are marketing it as a "Google Experience" device, so they won't cripple it in any way.

**TrendyProfessional1** · 10-21-2009, 03:59 PM

Google has control.........

**iMatter** · 10-21-2009, 04:01 PM

Why would they cripple it? The whole "bang" factor with the Android OS is that you can do whatever you want with it. They would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that.

**TrendyProfessional1** · 10-21-2009, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by iMatter

Why would they cripple it? The whole "bang" factor with the Android OS is that you can do whatever you want with it. They would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that.

Bet a dime to a doughnut google may have written it into the contract; FULL CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**LikeWebOS** · 10-21-2009, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by TrendyProfessional1

Bet a dime to a doughnut google may have written it into the contract; FULL CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One can hope. We won't know till the phone actually comes out though.

**TrendyProfessional1** · 10-21-2009, 04:06 PM

Google is just as strong as VZ. But yes lets hope they learned a lesson with Apple

**iMatter** · 10-21-2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by TrendyProfessional1

Bet a dime to a doughnut google may have written it into the contract; FULL CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I watched some of the video's Google made for the developers and they made it very clear that the OS is meant to be, and stay, completely and totally user/developer customizable. I would only hope that the contract forbids Verizon from governing the OS is any fashion.

**kenny2skinny07** · 10-23-2009, 10:54 AM

Although they will limit the amout of internet you can use to 5GB. Which still sux. That's why I'm with T-Mobile Android on 3G. There's no limitation on the amout of internet usage

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**moni19** · 10-23-2009, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by kenny2skinny07

Although they will limit the amout of internet you can use to 5GB. Which still sux. That's why I'm with T-Mobile Android on 3G. There's no limitation on the amout of internet usage

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are you serious? only 5GB of data...do you know how much data that is in one month? I can guarantee that you don't use that much data on you Tmobile phone in one month.. most users won't even use 1 gb of data...verizon isn't the only one that puts a cap on data, at&t does it as well and I believe sprint is doing it too (correct me if i'm wrong)...it's become almost an industry standard...besides that, there's wi-fi which doesn't have anything to do with the data cap because you won't be using the network to use the internet....

**TrendyProfessional1** · 10-23-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by kenny2skinny07

Although they will limit the amout of internet you can use to 5GB. Which still sux. That's why I'm with T-Mobile Android on 3G. There's no limitation on the amout of internet usage

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Not even I can use all the internet I want...........

**Dasher89** · 10-23-2009, 02:23 PM

Unless your streaming several HD movies every day of the month I really don't see how someone could reach that cap. Maybe we should have a crackberry contest to see who can use the most of their 5 GB haha.