Droid-Life people losing it:
"Dear Verizon Galaxy Nexus, you still ain't called or wrote a release date,
I hope you have a chanceI ain't mad - I just think it's F'd up you don't answer fans If you didn't wanna tease me with a promo in October
you didn't have to, but you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew That's what i named my OG Droid, he's only two years old We waited in the blistering cold for you on 12/9, freezing up with 2 battery pulls for four hours and you just said, "No."That's pretty $hitty man - you're like his F'in idol He wants to be just like you man, he likes ICS more than I do
Anyways, I hope you get this Verizon Galaxy Nexus, hit me back,just to chat, on 4G with a strong release date, truly yours, your biggest fan This is Stan"
But there's more!:
Probably a waste of time, but I sent this to the COO, VP/Chief Marketing Officer, and VP of Corporate Communications at VZW through their corporate info site:
Mrs./Ms./Mr. (Name)
I hope that this message reaches you directly but I'm not sure if that is a reasonable expectation given the size of VZW and the number of communications I'm sure you receive.
I and thousands of others have been waiting, patiently, for months now for the eventual release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone through Verizon Wireless. Since Google's announcement of the phone and the indication that Verizon would be the exclusive carrier, many have been wiating on the phone to replace older phones that are on their last, proverbial, legs. Given the unique nature of this phone as a developer phone for new platforms like Android 4.0, Verizon holds the key to enabling the development community to truly support this new operating system. That development ecosystem is a key factor in the success of the Android platform on it's own and in competition with the Apple IOS ecosystem, which excludes Verizon's standard application and functionality "enhancements" in the form of pre-installed software.
The development community operates in the obscure world of not-so-publicly-available information about systems, release dates, etc. and has been all to aware of previous expected (but unannounced) release dates such as December 9 and now December 15. That same development community, which is keenly attuned to this kind of information, is becoming increasingly frustrated with repeasted delays of the Galaxy Nexus product and the repeated releases, in shorter time frames, of products like the white Motorola Razr.
Truly, the lack of any commitment to a specific release date or communication to those that are anxious to send Verizon their money to acquire this phone is creating significant animosity. Put bluntly, "Release by the end of the year" doesn't cut it.
There may be an internal thought that there are other Android and IOS phones available and people can just buy those if they need a phone. The development and enthusiast communities will not buy another phone when they know what is supposed to come. They will, on the other hand, leave Verizon, buy unlocked phones and go to other carriers. They will make other arrangements that do not include Verizon Wireless and its LTE platform.
In short, some additional and more detailed communication and a commitment to a release date are in order. An olive branch of sorts to those that want to send their money to Verizon is overdue.
I appreciate your time and any information you can offer.
Thank you,
Dan B.
