Worth the wait? Will it one day be "complete enough"?

[speed_mark]

I was wondering if the developers are likely to get everything working eventually ?

I am asking because I am considering sinking $600 on a HTC Incredible, but would be willing to wait if the chances of getting Android fully working on the TP2 were high.

I realize this is like looking at a crystal ball; but based on the developer success on the GSM version, and based on their progress on the CDMA version, does this seem likely?

Your opinions are appreciated!

Thanks!

Mark

[hoihtah]

my opinion: no.
when 1ghz+ cpus dominate the market, no one will want to mess around with older slower cpus. it will slowly get phased out.
developing for a non-existing driver is no easy task. and i just don't see anyone wanting to devote so much time to tinker with tp2, when better phones could be had for around $200.

don't get me wrong, i'm keeping my fingers crossed that someone will come through for tp2. but i'm definitely not holding my breath.

i am planning to hold out until someone releases a 5 row keyboarded android with latest specs.

BTW, i don't know if incredible is enough of an improvement for me to switch from tp2, if i had to pay full price ($600)

[leegorkhalee]

Originally Posted by hoihtah

my opinion: no.
when 1ghz+ cpus dominate the market, no one will want to mess around with older slower cpus. it will slowly get phased out.
developing for a non-existing driver is no easy task. and i just don't see anyone wanting to devote so much time to tinker with tp2, when better phones could be had for around $200.

don't get me wrong, i'm keeping my fingers crossed that someone will come through for tp2. but i'm definitely not holding my breath.

i am planning to hold out until someone releases a 5 row keyboarded android with latest specs.

BTW, i don't know if incredible is enough of an improvement for me to switch from tp2, if i had to pay full price ($600)

Say hello to samsung Epic ... I am suprised that nobody is talking about it...???

[JDM_SOHC]

Originally Posted by leegorkhalee

Say hello to samsung Epic ... I am suprised that nobody is talking about it...???

lol, because most of us here are not blackberry fans and that's a mirror image of one... And the guy you quoted I believe was talking about a slide out keyboard, not front facing one, those are old school...

[JDM_SOHC]

seems like this progression has already started to phase out... the updates released now an days aren't really fixing anything that's not working, just tweaking the speed of the current version...

[mlin]

Originally Posted by jdmsohc22

seems like this progression has already started to phase out... the updates released now an days aren't really fixing anything that's not working, just tweaking the speed of the current version...

Agreed. As Android released more and more bad ass phones, more and more people are switching, some of those likely being developers. I have noticed that while some of us like the idea of Android on our TP2s as a novelty, it seems many want a full replacement for WM. As was mentioned earlier, with so many 1 GHz phones coming out, why even bother with the TP2 development? I know if I were developing this as a replacement, it would be more worth it to me to spend $400+ then 400+ hours.

[x10guy]

Boy how things have changed in a matter of a month.
Ask this same question back in late March / Early April and you'd probably get a different answer.

But yes, I agree with the previous posters. It's probably unlikely that it will every be complete. Sound, GPS, and camera all still seem very far off.

[JDM_SOHC]

Originally Posted by mlin

Agreed. As Android released more and more bad ass phones, more and more people are switching, some of those likely being developers. I have noticed that while some of us like the idea of Android on our TP2s as a novelty, it seems many want a full replacement for WM. As was mentioned earlier, with so many 1 GHz phones coming out, why even bother with the TP2 development? I know if I were developing this as a replacement, it would be more worth it to me to spend $400+ then 400+ hours.

x2 couldn't have said it better myself...

[Cobaltikus]

The question was asked: Why spend time developing for a TP2 when you could be developing for phone with a faster processor?

BECAUSE OF THE KEYBOARD!!!

Those faster processor phones don't have one.

So WHY NOT spend time developing for the TP2? It's the best phone out there with a hardware keyboard. And the processor is not at all slow, it's just not as fast as the latest phones.

If you don't care about the hardware keyboard, then I'd say go ahead and switch phones - go for the best phone that meets your needs. But for those of us who don't want to give up the hardware keyboard they will hopefully keep developing this port until it has all features working or a better phone comes out that already has everything the TP2 has and more.

[00_MACKIE_00]

Originally Posted by Cobaltikus

The question was asked: Why spend time developing for a TP2 when you could be developing for phone with a faster processor?

BECAUSE OF THE KEYBOARD!!!

Those faster processor phones don't have one.

So WHY NOT spend time developing for the TP2? It's the best phone out there with a hardware keyboard. And the processor is not at all slow, it's just not as fast as the latest phones.

If you don't care about the hardware keyboard, then I'd say go ahead and switch phones - go for the best phone that meets your needs. But for those of us who don't want to give up the hardware keyboard they will hopefully keep developing this port until it has all features working or a better phone comes out that already has everything the TP2 has and more.

for me, the Moment smokes a TP2 and has a complete working Android on it and a slide out keyboard.