[bdmac97]

I really do not understand what all the fuss was about. It's just another HTC Android phone. What does Google really even have to do with it (any more than all the other Android phones)? It seems like HTC could've just held their own press conference without involving Google but of course then there'd be no hype!

[borism]

There you are answering your own question.

It seems another difference is that this time HTC is just a subcontractor, while Google really takes over marketing of N1.

[bdmac97]

I guess from that viewpoint it's moderately interesting but as a phone it's really not much to get excited about compared to other modern Android phones like the Droid. Bah... I was expecting something huge!

[technomancy]

The Droid is CDMA, which is a deal-killer for anyone travelling internationally. Also it's the first time in the US that a major phone has been sold with an option to buy it without a contract. This is fantastic from a user freedom perspective as Telco contracts in the US are typically quite abusive.