So I found this gem today and it blew my mind. Basically it looks like Google+Motorola has hatched a plan with the upcoming X Phone to allow you to actually custom order your own Android phone online this summer just like you would a PC, choosing your own specs! Costs starting at just $200 because Google can afford to subsidize them like they did the Nexus 4. Nobody has ever done this and I was really impressed at such a clever move. Anyway it got me thinking about Nokia's business strategy with their multiple Lumia phones this year. On the surface this looks pretty close to what Google has in mind because Nokia has manufactured a wide selection of WP8 phones for pretty much every budget: 520/620/720/820/920. And I'm pretty sure this will be comparable to the self built hardware selections you could come up with doing it Google's way. But there's a few very key differences that I'd love to see Nokia try out:
The X Phone is rumored to be able to be purchased and custom built directly from Google, and not just that, but free from carrier influence, carrier bloatware, and carrier unlocked right out of the box. One of the first things I thought of when toying with the idea of trying a Lumia was "man I wish Nokia sold these direct". If that happened, especially with the 520, 620, 720 which will be affordable without carrier subsidies that would be incredible. I think the world is getting pretty sick and tired of these doggone carriers influencing your hardware and OS updates and I'd like nothing more than to see them screwed completely out of the loop to the point where all they get to do to us is charge us our monthly fee and keep their annoying noses out of where we buy our devices and when we get our software updates. My ISP has ZERO influence on how I use my PC hardware or where I buy it and my cable provider has ZERO influence on how I use my TV or where I buy it.
The X Phone is rumored to be able to be purchased and custom built directly from Google, and not just that, but free from carrier influence, carrier bloatware, and carrier unlocked right out of the box. One of the first things I thought of when toying with the idea of trying a Lumia was "man I wish Nokia sold these direct". If that happened, especially with the 520, 620, 720 which will be affordable without carrier subsidies that would be incredible. I think the world is getting pretty sick and tired of these doggone carriers influencing your hardware and OS updates and I'd like nothing more than to see them screwed completely out of the loop to the point where all they get to do to us is charge us our monthly fee and keep their annoying noses out of where we buy our devices and when we get our software updates. My ISP has ZERO influence on how I use my PC hardware or where I buy it and my cable provider has ZERO influence on how I use my TV or where I buy it.
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