Comments on: I just bought a Droid http://stayoutside.com/wordpress/20091107/i-just-bought-a-droid it's a matter of perspective... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:10:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Z http://stayoutside.com/wordpress/20091107/i-just-bought-a-droid/comment-page-1#comment-4264 Z Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:14 +0000 http://stayoutside.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-4264 Returned it. Rationale: 1. no unified calendar 2. app store linked to gmail sign on account (potential fix – see online “APN” search term) 3. grainy camera 4. no tasks or notes sync (perhaps via local client) Also - from our IT department: Avoid the Droid For those thinking that the new Motorola Droid would seriously challenge the iPhone. I hate to report.. not yet! There currently is an issue with Android that is preventing enforcement of Exchange Activesync policies which are required at Diamond. Without allowing policy enforcement, you won't be able to integrate with email/calendar/address book. With all the hype around the Droid, I'm sure this is being addressed. (Palm actually had the same issue when they first launched the Pre, and the iPhone did not initially support Activesync either) FYI.. here are some related links: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/first-look-motorola-droid-htc-droid-eris-are-risky-business-434?page=0,0 http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4475 http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/how-avoid-smartphone-exchange-policy-lie-004?page=0,0&source=fssr http://forum.androidcentral.com/motorola-droid/1106-my-initial-thoughts-droid.html Returned it. Rationale:
1. no unified calendar
2. app store linked to gmail sign on account (potential fix – see online “APN” search term)
3. grainy camera
4. no tasks or notes sync (perhaps via local client)

Also – from our IT department:
Avoid the Droid
For those thinking that the new Motorola Droid would seriously challenge the iPhone. I hate to report.. not yet!

There currently is an issue with Android that is preventing enforcement of Exchange Activesync policies which are required at Diamond. Without allowing policy enforcement, you won’t be able to integrate with email/calendar/address book.

With all the hype around the Droid, I’m sure this is being addressed. (Palm actually had the same issue when they first launched the Pre, and the iPhone did not initially support Activesync either)

FYI.. here are some related links:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/first-look-motorola-droid-htc-droid-eris-are-risky-business-434?page=0,0
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4475
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/how-avoid-smartphone-exchange-policy-lie-004?page=0,0&source=fssr
http://forum.androidcentral.com/motorola-droid/1106-my-initial-thoughts-droid.html

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