No offense, but maybe you need your eyes checked. I have almost perfect vision and I can see mine just fine.
re: the article, this is absolutely one of the ugliest phones on the market, in my opinion. A co-worker of mine bought the original Moto Razr a year or so ago, and I used it for about 5 minutes and it wasn't a great experience. And that was before I had an iPhone, I was on the OG Moto Droid at the time.
Looks aside, I'm still not impressed. I'd buy a Lumia before buying one of these.
When 41-years-old you are, look for a bigger screen you will too!
It's almost as sad as Volkswagen similarly trading on past glories by constantly using the "Beetle" name even though they haven't made one since the late 70's and haven't designed a car anything like the Beetle since the 1930's.
I'm not sure every phone running Android needs reporting on in AI, this is a site about Apple products. It's not as if every piece of junk running Windows is reported on. Having said that I fear that will happen with Windows 8's release. IMHO if AI wants to become a reviewer of non-Apple products there should be a separate section.
Well, just remember that starting on the 12th, all the media will be talking about will be the newest generation iPhone.
Truly disappointing from a company whose cell phones served me so well for so many years. They should've released one phone designed like one of these.
Aw, c'mon, you're being pedantic. According to that link you posted:
Worldwide sales of the car shrank by the late 1970s and by 1988, the classic Beetle was sold only in Mexico.
The Volkswagen Beetle was pretty much gone as a major product for at least 10 years before they came out with a fake bug--somewhat reminiscent of the original, but lacking the true spirit of the original design. Having to special order them from Mexico in violation of modern pollution laws does not count. His point and premise are still valid.
Calling these new phones 'razr' is a lame attempt to associate them with past branding glory that is long gone. Not altogether different from today's Polaroid also-ran digital cameras that have nothing to do with Polaroid's fabulous instant photo products of olde.
It's almost as sad as Volkswagen similarly trading on past glories by constantly using the "Beetle" name even though they haven't made one since the late 70's and haven't designed a car anything like the Beetle since the 1930's.
In a world with the iPhone I don't want to buy it but if I had to choose between the Lumia and any Android-based device I'd choose the Lumia. Blue, if you're buying.
Windows 8 is great and the Lumia is what have me jump ship from the iphone 4s which is not great at all and iphone 5 is exactly the same soup all over again
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Motorola: enjoy the brief media exposure you get for your new RAZRs.
Nokia: we like the bright color idea, but good luck surviving through 2013.
Google: good luck earning back the $12.5 billion you spent buying Motorola.
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Originally Posted by Flash_beezy
That's incorrect, the original was manufactured in Mexico until recently. So a bit of fail there.
True. I meant the last design revision though which was late 70's.
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No offense, but maybe you need your eyes checked. I have almost perfect vision and I can see mine just fine.
re: the article, this is absolutely one of the ugliest phones on the market, in my opinion. A co-worker of mine bought the original Moto Razr a year or so ago, and I used it for about 5 minutes and it wasn't a great experience. And that was before I had an iPhone, I was on the OG Moto Droid at the time.
Looks aside, I'm still not impressed. I'd buy a Lumia before buying one of these.
When 41-years-old you are, look for a bigger screen you will too!
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Originally Posted by Gazoobee
It's almost as sad as Volkswagen similarly trading on past glories by constantly using the "Beetle" name even though they haven't made one since the late 70's and haven't designed a car anything like the Beetle since the 1930's.
Get your facts straight. The last Volkwagen Beetle (the original, not the "New Beetle") rolled off the assembly line in 2003. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-classic-vw-beetle-rolls-off-the-line
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Name one car model who's styling has not changed over the years.
Porsche 911. ;-)
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When 41-years-old you are, look for a bigger screen you will too!
Fair enough, my friend. I'm not too far away, around 7 years to go. ;-)
What I really love is the fact that the phones already discounted even before being released. That tells me how much people want them. :-)
Well, at least we know Google didn't buy Moto for their designs.
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Fair enough, my friend. I'm not too far away, around 7 years to go. ;-)
Cherish your youthful eyesight. My up-close vision sucks now. And it really came on very quickly...seemingly overnight!
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YAWN... who cares about fugly pieces of plastic. At least the Lumia looks good
I love my 4S, but I don't think those Android phones are ugly in the least.
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I'm not sure every phone running Android needs reporting on in AI, this is a site about Apple products. It's not as if every piece of junk running Windows is reported on. Having said that I fear that will happen with Windows 8's release. IMHO if AI wants to become a reviewer of non-Apple products there should be a separate section.
Well, just remember that starting on the 12th, all the media will be talking about will be the newest generation iPhone.
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In a world with the iPhone...
Sorry. Couldn't help reading that in Movie Trailer Guy's voice.
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When 41-years-old you are, look for a bigger screen you will too!
Presbyopia is inevitable. Resistance is futile.
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Well, just remember that starting on the 12th, all the media will be talking about will be the newest generation iPhone.
True, but they won't be talking about it for long if the only features released are the ones that have been mentioned in the various rumors.
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Aw, c'mon, you're being pedantic. According to that link you posted:
Worldwide sales of the car shrank by the late 1970s and by 1988, the classic Beetle was sold only in Mexico.
The Volkswagen Beetle was pretty much gone as a major product for at least 10 years before they came out with a fake bug--somewhat reminiscent of the original, but lacking the true spirit of the original design. Having to special order them from Mexico in violation of modern pollution laws does not count. His point and premise are still valid.
Calling these new phones 'razr' is a lame attempt to associate them with past branding glory that is long gone. Not altogether different from today's Polaroid also-ran digital cameras that have nothing to do with Polaroid's fabulous instant photo products of olde.
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Originally Posted by Gazoobee
It's almost as sad as Volkswagen similarly trading on past glories by constantly using the "Beetle" name even though they haven't made one since the late 70's and haven't designed a car anything like the Beetle since the 1930's.
2013 Beetle actually looks a lot better.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
In a world with the iPhone I don't want to buy it but if I had to choose between the Lumia and any Android-based device I'd choose the Lumia. Blue, if you're buying.
Windows 8 is great and the Lumia is what have me jump ship from the iphone 4s which is not great at all and iphone 5 is exactly the same soup all over again
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True, but they won't be talking about it for long if the only features released are the ones that have been mentioned in the various rumors.
Perhaps, but massive sales are better than media coverage, anyway.
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2013 Beetle actually looks a lot better.
Is that the front-engine Beetle that's not really a Beetle?
... just in case he hasn't written the general comment on this article ...