{"id":414891,"date":"2010-03-10T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:feeds.phonedog.com:\/\/ae416a1209b6e9efdad396fc3c1bc24d"},"modified":"2010-03-10T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T23:30:00","slug":"article-droid-eris-ends-life-early-to-make-way-for-something-incredible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/414891","title":{"rendered":"ARTICLE: Droid Eris ends life early to make way for something Incredible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/3\/96273-incredible-vzw-inv-1024x768-550x412.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today has been a rumor-filled day for those of you who follow the Android scene.&nbsp; And we like rumors, so here&#8217;s another one to tempt your palate.<\/p>\n<p><em>BerryScoop<\/em> today claimed that a reliable source informed them of Verizon&#8217;s future plans for the Droid Eris.&nbsp; The source mentioned that Eris&#8217; end of life (EOL) would be April 1st of this year and that the HTC Incredible would be launching around that same time.&nbsp; Additionally, they mentioned that despite speculation of the Nexus One coming to Verizon retail stores, that this is unlikely and Verizon is viewing the Incredible as their token superphone.<\/p>\n<p>Now, to make things a little more interesting, the folks at <em>Phandroid<\/em> got wind of the rumor, and seem to think it&#8217;s preposterous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Let&rsquo;s just say I would be incredibly surprised if this actually happened and the fact that the source of this rumor is BerryScoop &ndash; a non-Android site with little proven history &ndash; I can&rsquo;t say I&rsquo;m very confident in the potential they nailed this rumor.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They suggest that it doesn&#8217;t make sense for the Eris to be phased out now, as it was only released in November.&nbsp; Additionally, they mention that the Eris and Incredible are two different phones for different demographics and that removing it from Verizon&#8217;s smartphone lineup would be a hindrance to the selection of phones they offer.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not forget that all of this is just a rumor, and there&#8217;s nothing to confirm on either side as of yet.&nbsp; I will say this, though &#8211; if I were in a position of power, I would put a buying freeze on all Android devices for the next few months to prevent an uproar of buyers remorse.&nbsp; Sound off in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berryscoop.com\/2010\/03\/rumor-htc-incredible-replacing-droid-eris-at-verizon-wireless-eris-end-of-life-is-april-1st\/\" >BerryScoop<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/phandroid.com\/2010\/03\/10\/droid-eris-reaching-end-of-life-incredible\/\" >Phandroid<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/BZ5ggx8V44VX2K_T91QTIE-G9jk\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/BZ5ggx8V44VX2K_T91QTIE-G9jk\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/BZ5ggx8V44VX2K_T91QTIE-G9jk\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/BZ5ggx8V44VX2K_T91QTIE-G9jk\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/phonedog_cellphoneblog\/~4\/2JSjCH5N6sg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today has been a rumor-filled day for those of you who follow the Android scene.&nbsp; And we like rumors, so here&#8217;s another one to tempt your palate. 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