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I'm a big SE fan, but this somehow makes me smile....
www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-0...e-world-s-largest-android-phone-supplier.html
Haha Darn! you beat me by a minute!
It'll be the Japanese market.. the X10 is more popular than air over there..!!!!
More like Android 1.6's largest handset maker
yeah and i want to become worlds greatest dictator
I wouldn't dismiss the idea that quickly. Here in Sweden SE is a very popular brand and by the looks of it they're popular in Japan as well. If they decide to go with Android on all their future phones and start marketing them more aggressively in the US they have a chance. They have the production capacity for it, they're well known and even if all models aren't fantastic there's no denying the build quality of their devices. Even though I've passed up SE phones because of their crappy software I've always been impressed by how well built and solid their phones feel.
With good marketing and if they get better at working on Android their chances are pretty good. They have the infrastructure to reach that goal, that goes a long way.
Yes, but you must agree that their android software department need to be improved in order to reach that goal...
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Yes, but you must agree that their android software department need to be improved in order to reach that goal...
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Agreed, but keep in mind that the X10 series is the first time SE has used it. I'd be more worried or surprised if there weren't any bumps in the road.
Just looking at the updates we've had so far they've improved a lot. Fixing the battery issue, improving the built-in software and so on.
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Agreed, but keep in mind that the X10 series is the first time SE has used it. I'd be more worried or surprised if there weren't any bumps in the road.
Just looking at the updates we've had so far they've improved a lot. Fixing the battery issue, improving the built-in software and so on.
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dude its not about flaws in their software ... its about how they handle it ...
the incall volume is so ****ed up for a lot of people - when you talk to the customer support they tell you something like this "for me its okay - if you dont like it you can send your phone in" their official support form is full with topics about it ... same goes for the standby time ... it says 17 days on their homepage ... i asked customer support about it and he told me my phone must be damaged - i can send it in ... (he also said he gets 3 days of standy - i am pretty sure it doesnt even last 17 days when you turn it completely off^^)
i knew the support would suck ... but the hardware is quite good (besides from the lack of multitouch) - i just bought it coz i have faith in the community that they ll release custom roms soon
SE has released only one(3 version of same) android phone in the market in past 2 years when HTC has released atleast 4 or 5 and plus they are upto 2.2 on most of their phones. I don't think SE can catch to them any time soon just based ads showing Timescape
SE ship twie the number of phones as compared to HTC having come down from a stage where they shipped 6x more phones. So they are pretty capable as we all know. Now with Sony into the mix, SE phones would have PS3 compatibility, remote play, access to Sonys own online store, access to more Sony brands like VAIO, BRAVIA, etc. Well..
Sony has been associated with Ericsson for ages (from an IT time perspective) so one would think they'd at least be nipping at Nokia's heels by now. But who knows? Maybe Android will be the push they need to pump some much needed energy in to the brand? Time will tell, as long as they don't ditch Android I'll stay satisfied.
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right 100%
Yeah that'll only happen if the secret owner of Sony Ericsson is Chuck Norris... cause only Chuck Norris can make that happen..! lol
They sure have the hardware capacity to get it done, but they are just so stupid and arrogant that I do not think it'll ever happen.
If they're serious, I'd swap in the current software department for some new blood.
It's really crazy how companies nowadays can't even get simple things done right.
As the old saying goes... "too many chiefs and not enough indians".
Until SE gets their act together and stops all the internal bickering and movement within the ranks, this will never be a realistic goal for them to achieve.
I think it's time we eased up on slamming SE. Since we don't actually know how the process works internally it's unpossible to tell if they're just lazy, they're still getting used to a new product line or any other unforeseen problem for that sake.
I intentionally refrain from calling them incompetent simply because my experiences with their products in the past has been great and I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.
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I think it's time we eased up on slamming SE. Since we don't actually know how the process works internally it's unpossible to tell if they're just lazy, they're still getting used to a new product line or any other unforeseen problem for that sake.
I intentionally refrain from calling them incompetent simply because my experiences with their products in the past has been great and I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.
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I agree with your statement. We don't really know the reason. I read it in some post somewhere else that it's ready, but they want to test it thoroughly before releasing to the general public...
Whoever is responsible for being so slow to update, I somehow doubt that it's their developers. They are just doing what they are told by management. If Sonys developers are anything like other software devs I know they are not too happy with releasing their product with 1.6 instead of 2.1 or 2.2...
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Impossimpable! (Hope someone gets it - HIMYM).
jk btw don't take badly
** This is a debate thread, I'm not talking of lawsuit... yet **
Guys, I'm thinking about something since SE officially said the current XPERIA phones will be abandonned.
Let's figure this :
1. Sony Ericsson is officially abandonning us ;
2. We have here (and on other fora) a strong community of users, and capable developers in every domain (kernel, graphics, etc etc). Each of us can help in any domain related (programming, graphics, bug report, help for newbies, etc etc etc)
Regarding these, we should try to make together kind of "class action", to force SE to give us what we need for further development.
It can become a "real" class-action, it can be a petition, etc etc, all ideas are welcome.
The request must include, and for ALL current abandonned XPERIA phones (X10, x10 mini, x10 mini pro, x8) :
- Kernel source code (we almost got it)
- Bootloader source-code with no encryption or generic unencrypted bootloader
- All source code drivers
- All source code for the preinstalled apps in the last realease (2.1)
- All original graphics
- All source code for SE upcoming "patches" (as multitouch-like one).
- Anything else needed for future support I may forget here (please tell).
This will allow us to continue development on our XPERIAs. And we'll need these, because if we don't get them, even our community won't be able to do great things... If we got such things, we'd be able to run our phones on 2.2 and now 2.3 with no problem -- and look how it is today : we can, but very buggy because we start from nothing.
So I ask everybody to join our strengh and do something to get all we need to keep our XPERIAs alive !!!
Our phones are not even 1 year old, so please don't let all of us alone. I also strongly encourage to tell everyone who is concerned about this (we need as many people as we can to force Sony-Ericsson) : other fora, people you know, blogs, etc etc... If we don't do anything, our phones are good for trash.
THANKS IN ADVANCE !
Sorry, but this is positively silly.
They will not give you *anything* that they're not legally entitled to (which I think is only the code for the OS, which they already do).
And do you mean class-action as a lawsuit? If so, it's a positively worthlesss endeavor. All that will happen is that some lawyers will get rich and you'll get a 5$ off coupon the next Sony-Ericsson.
Bootloader is proprietary. They're probably using this same bootloader for the upcoming phones and the generations after. They're not going to hand over the keys.
Drivers are also proprietary. A lot of times, code for the drivers are licensed by the manufacturer, so even if SE wanted to 'give it away', they couldn't. Look at the openmoko phone and their driver issues since their inception (2004?).
Source code for preinstalled apps? Like moxier and creatatouch? First, they probably license these apps either from other developers or an in-house studio. Why would anyone want any of these softwares in the first place?
Graphics? I think the community can come up with better and isn't it pretty easy to rip the graphics?
All upcoming patches? Seriously? Why do any work at all at this point? the multitouch 'patch' is actually an updated driver.
Petitions and the like aren't going to do anything. If you're upset, then write a letter to SE. Not e-mail, but letters. Don't buy future SE phones and dissuade others from doing so. Learn cryptography and do a fault based attack on the RSA encryption scheme used to unlock the bootloader. Hell, get a job for SE and steal everything, lol (that last one is a joke... very big crime). SE knows people are pissed but they don't see it as financially beneficial to do any future major updates (major as in kernel change or substantial usability change). Let them ignore the long term outlook by pissing off their current users.
Seriously, these stupid threads have got to stop.
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Sorry, but this is positively silly.
They will not give you *anything* that they're not legally entitled to (which I think is only the code for the OS, which they already do).
And do you mean class-action as a lawsuit? If so, it's a positively worthlesss endeavor. All that will happen is that some lawyers will get rich and you'll get a 5$ off coupon the next Sony-Ericsson.
Bootloader is proprietary. They're probably using this same bootloader for the upcoming phones and the generations after. They're not going to hand over the keys.
Drivers are also proprietary. A lot of times, code for the drivers are licensed by the manufacturer, so even if SE wanted to 'give it away', they couldn't. Look at the openmoko phone and their driver issues since their inception (2004?).
Source code for preinstalled apps? Like moxier and creatatouch? First, they probably license these apps either from other developers or an in-house studio. Why would anyone want any of these softwares in the first place?
Graphics? I think the community can come up with better and isn't it pretty easy to rip the graphics?
All upcoming patches? Seriously? Why do any work at all at this point? the multitouch 'patch' is actually an updated driver.
Petitions and the like aren't going to do anything. If you're upset, then write a letter to SE. Not e-mail, but letters. Don't buy future SE phones and dissuade others from doing so. Learn cryptography and do a fault based attack on the RSA encryption scheme used to unlock the bootloader. Hell, get a job for SE and steal everything, lol (that last one is a joke... very big crime). SE knows people are pissed but they don't see it as financially beneficial to do any future major updates (major as in kernel change or substantial usability change). Let them ignore the long term outlook by pissing off their current users.
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I have to agree on this,
SE is not abandoning any customers, but they look at things in terms of financial benefit, they will not obey to any demands from anyone.
so there is no point of starting threads like since it will not change anything.
i have still not seen anything official from sony that they are abandoning the x10 series....
FYI, they've release 4 updates in less than a month's time. this is typically not actions of a company abondoning a product line.
Facebook 10 hours ago -
Hi Harman and Jenthe,
We have recently decided to not step up to Android 2.2 or 2.3 for Xperia X10. Our software developers have made this decision based on their opinion saying that a step-up would not enhance the overall user experience. Xperia X10 operates at it's best on Android 2.1.
I'm sorry if you feel this way Jenthe. It's not our intent to make our users unhappy of course.
We will however not abandon this phone. We will keep developing on 2.1 and multi touch / pinch zoom is planned to be released in a coming update for Xperia X10.
You can read more about this in this post,
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2010/11/17/work-ongoing-on-pinch-zoom-for-xperia-x10/
-Markus
Sony Ericsson Answers Team
--i feel an official annoucement is close---
uh, you seriously trust something something posted by someone on "the answer team"?
you do realize that these people are basically the same as call center workers, right?
x10 official support forum
Hello Everyone,
My message here is purely one of acknowledgement. We understand your anger, we see your obvious frustration, and we are certainly saddened by your new impressions of our company and products.
I won't repeat any of the comments from my colleagues on our Blog, Facebook, or Twitter. You've seen it all before.
We are here, we are listening, we are working hard to make sure we can impress you in the future if you chose us again.
-Martha
Sony Ericsson Answers Team
it evens sounds like there backtracking the 2 year support too with ...
Hi,
Really quick: We have stated we typically support devices for UP TO 2 years after launch.
This obviously applies to the date of first launch in whatever country it's available in first.
The key here is "up to", if I remember correctly, you mentioned Nokia does the same thing
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/45612#45612
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It did at one point states we would support phones for "up to 2 years after launch" at www.sonyericsson.com/update. This was changed some time ago
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/45612#45612
i really hope your right and these customer service advisers aint got the foggiest but the message is getting out there by facebook, twitter, and the support forums.
Sony wouldnt even give permission to the World of Spectrum site to release old ZX Spectrum games and the Spectrum was abandoned nearly 20 years ago. No hope im afraid.
I am as p*ssed as the next guy, but this is getting silly.
Petitions are one thing, it expresses our annoyance, but this?!?!?!?
A step too far.
I won't even bother explaining why as I can't be arsed to be honest.
Sod SE, let our devs do it instead, they obviously have the skills lacking by SE.
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I see that someone can actually read others posts, as I was the one who originally posted about a 'class action', and that was only to get Android 2.2 on our phones, as SE in Turkey had previously released an Email saying they were working on, and would release 2.2! I'm sure you know that SE released another email soon after, saying that SE Turkey had made a mistake and 2.2 would not be released on the X10.
Thread post can be read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10527595#post10527595 post 163
Just because they are not updating the x10 to 2.2 doesn't mean they have abandoned us. Just like the multi-touch update, there will probably be more enhancements to 2.1
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Sony wouldnt even give permission to the World of Spectrum site to release old ZX Spectrum games and the Spectrum was abandoned nearly 20 years ago. No hope im afraid.
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thats because they're selling these games at PlayStation Store for PS3 now...
Buisness is buisness as they say.
Nothing we can do about it OP
Erofich said:
thats because they're selling these games at PlayStation Store for PS3 now...
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The actual Spectrum games or remakes? Theres around 8 Spectrum games Sony refused WOS to free distribution, the originals would look crap on a phone let alone PS3!
All x10 users should get upgrades to an arc for no more than 100 dollars as soon as its available for being delt such a lacking smartphone. Haha
Meaning SE should do this for us to make things up to us.
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All x10 users should get upgrades to an arc for no more than 100 dollars as soon as its available for being delt such a lacking smartphone. Haha
Meaning SE should do this for us to make things up to us.
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Realistically, SE doesn't really owe us anything, and I promise that they are not going to give you anything either.
Even if a bunch of you swore off SE phones, they would still be alright, and it would cost them more to give us all rebates than it would to just try for a new customer base.
Good luck with that though,
Also this thread is ridiculous. No one is getting anything
Guys, please note I didn't talk of class-action, I'm talking about a "class-action" move : what I mean is not to do something penal (but it can be), but it is to join all users and see together what we can do.
Because of course Sony won't listen if there are only 1, 10 or 10 000 people complaining a bit, and much more users are shocked by what SE is doing, and if we don't complain enough, we are just SE sheeps...
Guys, sorry, I'm coming from iPhone branch of Apple, and I do know now how we get f***ed simply to promote new models - by "deleting" old ones. You really think SE will keep its 2 year maintenance ? I'd love to think so, but it's very usual to prepare one or two coming updates to make you feel you're not left over, but once your angriness is away, they abandon. Remember some sites note EOL will probably be announced starting from march...
Remember also Android 2.1 is not the last release and with upcoming 3.0 (anyone can say it's compatible or not, another debate) our OS is going older and older with no hardware reason -- we're currently just missing things like Flash, App2SD, but it will become soon a major problem as more and more apps/functionnalities won't be compatible.
So the idea is to ask SE for sources as their "perfect 2.1" is a dead-end for our phones -- and we all know they can operate very fine with -at least- 2.3.
I'm maybe silly but I've spent three months for buying my x10i and I won't let SE do what Apple is doing...
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Realistically, SE doesn't really owe us anything, and I promise that they are not going to give you anything either.
Even if a bunch of you swore off SE phones, they would still be alright, and it would cost them more to give us all rebates than it would to just try for a new customer base.
Good luck with that though,
Also this thread is ridiculous. No one is getting anything
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I can't see the reason why they should do such thing, especially since they have done nothing wrong...
as you said, they owe us nothing
and true, this thread is ridiculous
I have begun posting comments every time I find an article on SonyEricsson's Xperia arc advising consumers looking for phones to take into consideration SE's current history of updates for the existing Xperia X10 series which are all still under contract. If a lot of us just continue doing this, then SonyEricsson will see these comments -- and consumers will think twice about getting a SE phone when there are other choices available.
Below is what I wrote on a couple of recent articles on the Xperia arc. Please feel free to amend this to suit your purposes. Also, please improve on my attempt and post your scripts for other people to post -- and provide links to some of the high traffic sites. Because SonyEricsson really is demonstrating its commitment now, spreading these messages really does have promise to force SonyEricsson to change course -- if they want to continue selling phones!
With contracts being typically 2 years, SonyEricsson's decision to abandon updates to the Xperia X10 series in less than one year is disgraceful, especially with the benefits of 2.2 (adobe flash, install to SD, processor optimizations, etc.).
And with SonyEricsson demonstrating this attitude with the existing, high-performance Xperia X10 series (which is more than capable of running 2.2, 2.3, and later), why would anyone trust them to do any different on the new Xperia arc?
The meaning of SonyEricsson's choices now are obvious to informed consumers: if you want to get the improvements to your phone that come from new versions of android, avoid SonyEricsson. HTC and others have a *much better* track record for providing updates to their customers.
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omg, people are tired of this ****.
/Close thread please.
Are you braindead enough to think that SE doesn't know we would like newer Android versions?
They're a business, not a charity. They can't afford to keep updating old phones, or no one will buy their newer ones. Simple as that.
If we just sit here and take it, then SE will be content to dish it out. If, otoh, we even appear to be able to dissuade new customers from going with SE, then they will support us because it is in SE's interest.
That. is. simple.
Better get to work then. Samsung ain't doing so hot with updates either. HTC has stopped with their older phones as well. Motorola has ignored a lot of its non-Verizon Droids.
What's left? The iPhone?
iead1 said:
Better get to work then. Samsung ain't doing so hot with updates either. HTC has stopped with their older phones as well. Motorola has ignored a lot of its non-Verizon Droids.
What's left? The iPhone?
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Pretty much this. I'm all for complaining, but if you want up-to-date software, you have two choices: iphone or nexus.
I don't think that it's wasted effort to complain. How else would companies know how to service their customers better? Personally, I've given up on pretty much every manufacturer. As much as I hate apple, I'm pretty tempted to get an iphone if they were compatible with T-mobile's 3g just for the continued support because I'm not super happy with the design of the nexus line.
i try to do this in many facebook post under SE`s pages.
it better than nothing
Great another idiotic thread.
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Are you braindead enough to think that SE doesn't know we would like newer Android versions?
They're a business, not a charity. They can't afford to keep updating old phones, or no one will buy their newer ones. Simple as that.
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Old phone?
It was launched in March 2010.
the funniest thing about these threads are the people that go on to say... "Great another idiotic thread"
or
"Are you braindead enough to think that SE doesn't know we would like newer Android versions? They're a business, not a charity. They can't afford to keep updating old phones, or no one will buy their newer ones. Simple as that."
If you really think these things are that stupid, why do you even bother clicking on them when it clearly states what the thread is about... in this case anyway. Are you guys really that big of losers in life that you can't go by on the internet without clicking every single thread or do you just have that much time on your hands?
Either way i am sure some of us have come to a conclusion as to who the actual "idiot" or "braindead" is.
Oh and may i suggest some charity work if you have too much time on your hands?
Not a bad intention, but all these efforts are useless to "fight" against this. SE won't do things in the way people want. None of the other companies either will.
So why just don't give up and buy Arc? SE will happy for getting your $$$ preference again, and you'll be happy too 'cause you'll be in the top of the trend and with a phone with Gingerbread, the newest Android version. END.
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Seriously, this has been discussed enough already.
I agree the entitlement generation needs to stop crying. However, threads like this one offer a solution to the problem, which I would support. Freedom of speech has been effective in creating change all over the world and throughout history. You cant change anything if you don't try. Those of you who post to close this thread are doing the same thing, just counterproductive.
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just why bother? if they did (for whatever reason) decide to release a SE 2.2 or above, it would be so full of bloatware that any benefit would be gone anyway. ive been running zdzihu's 2.2 froyo ROM for ages on mine, and there is a 2.3 gingerbread ROM that Jerpelea has made out even. Yes they are beta, or even alpha, but even if SE said yep we are doing it, they would take another 6 months to get it out - dont you think the custom 2.2, 2.3 would be just about perfect by then?
support the DEVS, not the global companies
stuff SE - i hate there roms anyway!
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Better get to work then. Samsung ain't doing so hot with updates either. HTC has stopped with their older phones as well. Motorola has ignored a lot of its non-Verizon Droids.
What's left? The iPhone?
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define old phones
if you say a 3 years old phone ok then it's ok not a phone with less thn 1 year of life span
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define old phones
if you say a 3 years old phone ok then it's ok not a phone with less thn 1 year of life span
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This device is good. It's freakin sexy. It's capable of running Froyo and Gingerbread. Until the new SE devices come out, this is their flagship phone.
I repeat, this phone is sexy, even next to the Arc, it still looks sexy and relevant. The innards are still relevant.
I don't understand why it's being treated like the SE bastard child.
We're in the driver's seat. Why not grab the wheel?
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I don't understand why it's being treated like the SE bastard child.
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Because SonyEricsson is gambling they can get away with it.
The mass of users typically just complain to each other after they've already got the device and seen its limitations. "I'll never buy another one of their products!" But that is where it ends. Flashy ads for new products can overcome that kind of friction from scattered individuals.
But SonyEricsson needs good press to sell their new phones, and if the current users of SE phones are telling everyone in the venues promoting the new phones how SE is refusing to update what they have now, potential customers will be turned away.
Maybe this hasn't happened before because there was no android OS to make this all so transparent. Now it is easy for everyone to understand. New customers and old all speak the same language: android! If SE has current devices that are technically capable and they aren't keeping them up to date, why would they do so with their next device? They won't. The arc still has the Timescape and Mediascape cruft that is making the updates so hard; that hasn't changed. And the arc is going to have a single-core processor when the competitors will be pushing out phones with dual-cores. SE will predictably move from the arc as soon as they can and shift all their focus to the next phone. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
SE is in a pattern of peddling near non-update-able phones. We just have to say that often enough, and they will change -- period.
And with the limited number of high-volume review sites, just one person would make a difference. A dozen or so posting thoughtful messages would be able to keep the issue visible on all the top-tier sites. A few hundred customers searching and posting just a few times a week each would keep the issue front and center on virtually every site of importance to SonyEricsson. SE would hope the protest would fizzle. But why would we undercut ourselves like lead1, "They can't afford to keep updating old phones, or no one will buy their newer ones. Simple as that" and caifanX10, "So why just don't give up and buy Arc? SE will happy for getting your $$$ preference again"?
The kind of protest I'm talking about here is easy to do; it has motivated, dissatisfied customers steaming now; and SE can't really get around it. We are in charge; we merely need to do something.
this is a young phone (less than a year old) with old software (more than a year old OS)
I agree with the Update, some products are still on support after several years on the market, the idea of support is to patch the vulnerabilities and improve the overall performance. If SE can do it with available Android OS why not?
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Because SonyEricsson is gambling they can get away with it.
The mass of users typically just complain to each other after they've already got the device and seen its limitations. "I'll never buy another one of their products!" But that is where it ends. Flashy ads for new products can overcome that kind of friction from scattered individuals.
But SonyEricsson needs good press to sell their new phones, and if the current users of SE phones are telling everyone in the venues promoting the new phones how SE is refusing to update what they have now, potential customers will be turned away.
Maybe this hasn't happened before because there was no android OS to make this all so transparent. Now it is easy for everyone to understand. New customers and old all speak the same language: android! If SE has current devices that are technically capable and they aren't keeping them up to date, why would they do so with their next device? They won't. The arc still has the Timescape and Mediascape cruft that is making the updates so hard; that hasn't changed. And the arc is going to have a single-core processor when the competitors will be pushing out phones with dual-cores. SE will predictably move from the arc as soon as they can and shift all their focus to the next phone. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
SE is in a pattern of peddling near non-update-able phones. We just have to say that often enough, and they will change -- period.
And with the limited number of high-volume review sites, just one person would make a difference. A dozen or so posting thoughtful messages would be able to keep the issue visible on all the top-tier sites. A few hundred customers searching and posting just a few times a week each would keep the issue front and center on virtually every site of importance to SonyEricsson. SE would hope the protest would fizzle. But why would we undercut ourselves like lead1, "They can't afford to keep updating old phones, or no one will buy their newer ones. Simple as that" and caifanX10, "So why just don't give up and buy Arc? SE will happy for getting your $$$ preference again"?
The kind of protest I'm talking about here is easy to do; it has motivated, dissatisfied customers steaming now; and SE can't really get around it. We are in charge; we merely need to do something.
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How do you expect anyone to believe or support someone who doesn't know what he's talking about?
There will be NO mediascape in ARC
SINGLE-CORE is available in GOOGLE's FLAGSHIP, so any dual-core is just to attract people who are easy to attract with the ( 4G-dualcore ) stuff
Have you actually seen the changes made in the ARC?
2.2 is a waste of time
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I have begun posting comments every time I find an article on SonyEricsson's Xperia arc advising consumers looking for phones to take into consideration SE's current history of updates for the existing Xperia X10 series which are all still under contract. If a lot of us just continue doing this, then SonyEricsson will see these comments -- and consumers will think twice about getting a SE phone when there are other choices available.
Below is what I wrote on a couple of recent articles on the Xperia arc. Please feel free to amend this to suit your purposes. Also, please improve on my attempt and post your scripts for other people to post -- and provide links to some of the high traffic sites. Because SonyEricsson really is demonstrating its commitment now, spreading these messages really does have promise to force SonyEricsson to change course -- if they want to continue selling phones!
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How about you get a part time job and spend your time earning some money instead? Then you could buy what ever phone you like.
HYPER-X10 said:
How about you get a part time job and spend your time earning some money instead? Then you could buy what ever phone you like.
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The OP is offering a constructive alternative to the whining going on at xda. Here we are whining amongst ourselves. Whiners whining about the whiners. This offers an outlet for the frustrations of those let down by SE, that would reduce the whining on xda, and potentially effect SE in some way.
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… still no official solution for bootloader, what does it mean
Motorola promised to offer a way:
> http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=495971028278
the told us we have to wait:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/45249?tstart=30
Christy Wyatt (Motorola board member) talked about the advantages of android:
“I don’t envision us using Microsoft. I would never say never but it’s not something we’re entertaining now,” said Wyatt. The company proudly boasts of being 100% committed to Android and believes that Microsoft’s “closed” OS prevents them from “creating unique value”.
> http://windowsphonemix.com/tag/christy-wyatt-motorola/
good vibes on engadget (xoom):
> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/motorola-bucks-its-own-trend-leaves-xoom-bootloader-unlockable/
bad vibes on xda.developers.com (atrix):
> http://www.xda-developers.com/android/update-on-the-atrix-root-signed-motorola/
but we are waiting, and I am going to be very very disappointed … maybe Motorola wants to get in another milestone chaos, like in europe
xoom bootloader: 1.6mil google entrys
> http://www.google.com/#hl=en&biw=82...oader&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&fp=304b8f44479ccdc
atrix bootloader: 2.2mil google entrys
> http://www.google.com/#hl=en&biw=82...tloader&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&fp=304b8f44479ccdc
So ....
Any news on this? Where is Motorola's solution?
Uuh... i think it means that the phone has been out for barely a month (which i find odd that you link to a "promise" made by Motorola back in January about a bootloader solution.... and even then they said that more details will be available when they get closer to availability. SO.... my guess is they probably don't want to talk about it right now. Like i say about a lot of things... i'd rather hear nothing at all for a while and then get a definite date, than hear something now and have it delayed and delayed.
elementaldragon said:
Uuh... i think it means that the phone has been out for barely a month (which i find odd that you link to a "promise" made by Motorola back in January about a bootloader solution.... and even then they said that more details will be available when they get closer to availability. SO.... my guess is they probably don't want to talk about it right now. Like i say about a lot of things... i'd rather hear nothing at all for a while and then get a definite date, than hear something now and have it delayed and delayed.
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GT5?
aaaaaaaaanyways I just want to know if motorola is actually planning on doing this or if they have forgotten all intentions. Also Sony just decided to unlock the bootloaders so hopefully motorola follows them.
Add the Forbes article by Eric savitz
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Add the Forbes article by Eric savitz
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What does this have to do with what we are talking about?
Think he's talking about that one that's been posted in a few threads about AT&T as well as possibly other carriers shutting down both voice and data services on phones detected to be rooted/jailbroken.... which unless the person doing so is doing something like a free tethering app and seriously hogging their network, i doubt AT&T or any other carrier would touch with someone elses 30-foot pole. That is unless they want some lawsuits on their hands.
still.... rather irrelevant.
meta96 said:
… still no official solution for bootloader, what does it mean?
Christy Wyatt (Motorola board member) talked about the advantages of android:
“I don’t envision us using Microsoft. I would never say never but it’s not something we’re entertaining now,” said Wyatt. The company proudly boasts of being 100% committed to Android and believes that Microsoft’s “closed” OS prevents them from “creating unique value”.
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I read this as "There's no way Microsoft would let us put a linux built webtop which they receive no licensing fees for on a phone alongside their WP7 OS."
Which doesn't mean they support Android being open, they just oppose paying someone for an OS. Android is just a convenient free option and locking it down costs less than developing their own proprietary OS, as well as offering a large pre-established App development base which their proprietary OS could never hope to attract. For instance Webtop apps would be sweet...but I'm not expecting any in the foreseeable future.
This solidifies my view that SE and Samsung are the only two mobile companies I can trust. That said, you never know...no one is 100% safe.
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toinkzzzz. what a evil company..
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Allows an application to access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, WiFi) location
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Allows an application to access fine (e.g., GPS) location
ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS Allows an application to access extra location provider commands
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks
BATTERY_STATS Allows an application to collect battery statistics
DUMP Allows an application to retrieve state dump information from system services.
GET_ACCOUNTS Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
GET_PACKAGE_SIZE Allows an application to find out the space used by any package.
GET_TASKS Allows an application to get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc.
READ_LOGS Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
READ_SYNC_SETTINGS Allows applications to read the sync settings
READ_SYNC_STATS Allows applications to read the sync stats
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thats what the hack does .
is any of that worrying ? i dont care if some one finds out my gmail syncs every 15 min or if they now i have recharged my battery 500 times so far? or what cell phone tower or wi-fi im connected to?
like trying to over blow something much? problem yes but not the end of the world
I'm not denying this is bad, but I hardly think se is "trustworthy" with their amazing support track record... Lol
Oh we just put out a phone two months ago and we don't feel like updating it any more, so we won't!
I dont think thats the problem.
I think if HTC can do it somebody else can read out the phone's also.
Like passwords en other information.
There is a service on the phone where if you lose your phone you can remote locate it and wipe it.
I'd say these "apps" have something to do with that.
That's not what this app is for, it's specifically for HTC to get log information, probably for either remote support of their devices or when people send them to service centres. The problem with this is that they have left the whole interface totally open to any person or app that fancies having a look and gathering user data which probably will be sensitive.
Not at least securing it with basic authentication is just plain stupid. Although it would have to be more advanced than a simple user/pass.
Surprised that they haven't been taken to court on data protection issues. Although I wouldn't be surprised to see that coming fairly soon.
All they needed to do, would be to secure this app properly and encrypt the data its logging and they woulld be safe.
Sounds to me like the htc developers were told to implement it and had a very short turnaround to get it into the latest release. Hoping once again for obscurity, which in an open source project is daft!
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I'm not denying this is bad, but I hardly think se is "trustworthy" with their amazing support track record... Lol
Oh we just put out a phone two months ago and we don't feel like updating it any more, so we won't!
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Stop living in 2010...SE are a different company. In fact, they gave GB to the 1.5 year old X10 and they are supporting all new 2011 Xperias. Yes SE made a mistake but people learn from their mistakes and SE did.
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Stop living in 2010...SE are a different company. In fact, they gave GB to the 1.5 year old X10 and they are supporting all new 2011 Xperias. Yes SE made a mistake but people learn from their mistakes and SE did.
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Haha we'll see...
I bet x10 mini owners wouldn't agree with you.
They've been doing this same stuff for years.
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Haha we'll see...
I bet x10 mini owners wouldn't agree with you.
They've been doing this same stuff for years.
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That counts as 2010. All the original X10 branded devices and the X8. The new 2011 lineup has been maintained pretty well.
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That counts as 2010. All the original X10 branded devices and the X8. The new 2011 lineup has been maintained pretty well.
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So then it is ok for them not to correct that mistake?
Not doing anything about it is supposed to be evidence of changing?
Sorry but I don't get that..
scoobysnacks said:
So then it is ok for them not to correct that mistake?
Not doing anything about it is supposed to be evidence of changing?
Sorry but I don't get that..
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They are...just with the 2011 Xperia range. Why would they update such an 'old' phone? There's no reason to. The X10 they did because it was their flagship, the others were their sideline devices. Do I agree with them for not updating? No. But updating right now is kind of pointless...
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They are...just with the 2011 Xperia range. Why would they update such an 'old' phone? There's no reason to. The X10 they did because it was their flagship, the others were their sideline devices. Do I agree with them for not updating? No. But updating right now is kind of pointless...
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Lol
This kind of logic is pretty ridiculous IMO, and only leads to more "well they didn't upgrade the Neo because it isn't the arc", etc..
They should upgrade to keep customers as customers...
There are reasons they are doing pretty horribly, they don't have a very good reputation.
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Lol
This kind of logic is pretty ridiculous IMO, and only leads to more "well they didn't upgrade the Neo because it isn't the arc", etc..
They should upgrade to keep customers as customers...
There are reasons they are doing pretty horribly, they don't have a very good reputation.
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The phones are a year old...even HTC cut off support for the Desire, etc.
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The phones are a year old...even HTC cut off support for the Desire, etc.
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when they released it was already behind on 1.6..
Then they catch up (not even really) and turn around and stop updating..
I don't think se have proven to be trustworthy at all actually.
Like I said, we'll see.
The whole arc housing cracking and se refusing to take any responsibility doesn't show me a changed company either
scoobysnacks said:
when they released it was already behind on 1.6..
Then they catch up (not even really) and turn around and stop updating..
I don't think se have proven to be trustworthy at all actually.
Like I said, we'll see.
The whole arc housing cracking and se refusing to take any responsibility doesn't show me a changed company either
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Since you're a SE hater even if they do take responsibility, you'll just complain again & say things like it's not genuine & they're doing it just to stay afloat... , Any company have its problems & dunno why you just bash SE, Motorola phones are locked down, HTC well this topic and not to mention their desire gb update , Samsung is doing good but even their best phone which is your favorite sg2 had problems like that yellow thing in screen like someone pissed under the lcd hehe so don't just bash SE and X10 for the sake of it
Lol guys.
Iridaki was right lol scoobysnacks now thinks that buying this Sony Ericsson phone was a bad mistake lol
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Since you're a SE hater even if they do take responsibility, you'll just complain again & say things like it's not genuine & they're doing it just to stay afloat... , Any company have its problems & dunno why you just bash SE, Motorola phones are locked down, HTC well this topic and not to mention their desire gb update , Samsung is doing good but even their best phone which is your favorite sg2 had problems like that yellow thing in screen like someone pissed under the lcd hehe so don't just bash SE and X10 for the sake of it
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whatever you want to think, i'm not a hater, i'm just not a fanboy either.
I have owned many brands of phones, but I felt the worst treatment from se.
Just my opinion, you're entitled to you're own as well. No need to get personal..
I do agree on some points with scooby, they have had a long history of sell it and forget it. But, they do seem to finally be realising that having great and stylish devices (even if the hardware has been a little okish instead of groundbreaking recently) isn't enough and they need to keep devices up to date and to engage with their customers.
You can tell they are changing with the single biggest thing they have done recently and supporting the FXP team with the tools to get full functions from their devices.
I know that doesn't help with us who have older devices, but by supporting FXP they are indirectly supporting the "other" 2010 models just in effect outsourcing the upkeep and ongoing development to the community who will support the devices until they are not in such widespread use.
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whatever you want to think, i'm not a hater, i'm just not a fanboy either.
I have owned many brands of phones, but I felt the worst treatment from se.
Just my opinion, you're entitled to you're own as well. No need to get personal..
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why personal? because I said you're a SE hater? you mean you aren't? I don't want to get personal or offend you, I just stated what I observed from reading your posts after you switched from X10, I bet you liked your X10 when you had it but know that you're moved to a better phone no need to use every single opportunity to bash SE & X10, Every time anyone says anything good about X10 you jump in with your "yeah, right, lol" attitude & try to make fun & bash SE & X10, I'm not a fanboy nor do I think it's the best phone out there & you have the right to express your opinion but you're trying hard to convince everyone here that SE & X10 is ****, Well I think most of us don't agree that it's **** & terrible & most of us know about its problems but like the phone & don't feel really good about just pointing out its cons over & over again
as for companies well imo none of them are really trustworthy, they're doing business & do it for money, None of them are charity or anything, so better to just judge them base on what they do & not why they do it