Dell To Enter Smartphone Market
Reuters reports that Dell is working on an Android phone for the U. S. market to be distributed by AT&T. (They credit the Wall Street Journal with breaking the story.)
- Worldwide factory shipments of smart phones are expected to rise to 235.6 million units in 2010, up 27.9 percent from 184.2 million in 2009, according to iSuppli. That is a far cry from a 12.3 percent decline projected for cellphones overall in 2009.
- But analysts warn that the world’s No. 2 PC maker would face a tough challenge in a market already crowded with competition. On Wednesday, South Korea’s Samsung said it would also begin selling an Android phone through Sprint Nextel’s network.
As much as I like Dells–until my son moved out, there were five in the house–Dell cannot woo me to AT&T. I’m very happy with my current cellphone carrier, who I’ve been with for almost a decade and who has always done stuff like actually answer the phone in less than a minute when I’ve had to call them and been able to answer my questions promptly and accurately, all this at a reasonable price and with unlimited roaming.
I know persons who have iPhones. iPhones are really really neat gadgets (although the Apple walled garden approach to life does give me pause).
As far as I am concerned, my cellphone service is not just about the cellphone. It’s also about the service. The calibre of my carrier’s service has earned my loyalty.