Stellar
I think it should be STELLAR - "stella" makes me think of veteran British comedienne Stella Tanner
UK network operator O2 has announced that its latest XDA smartphone will be available next month - even though the company is unable to decide on the handset's name. O2_stella O2: is it 'Stellar' or is it 'Stella' The 3G handset, which appears to be based on HTC's TyTN II design - reviewed here - is referred to as both the …
I'm not sure which I prefer.
Stellar is an adjective so not very good for a name. (stel·lar (stlr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or consisting of stars.
2.
a. Of or relating to a star performer.
b. Outstanding; principal. - thank you freedictionary.com)
OTOH "Stella" is a god-awful name for a handset. Perhaps there is opportunity for some Streetcar Named Desire marketing tie-ins though?
Will the vanilla rom image be available to download so I don't get all the o2 bloatware?
I have to manually uninstall the o2Active GUI every time the battery dies. It was a resource hog when I got the phone, and it's a nuisance now.
Like the phone, though! Might grab this as my upgrade...
I was under the impression that xda-developers had been forced to remove all the ROM's they had available to download? They had a sizeable donation from me for providing me with the o2 rom for my Orange-branded Himalaya handset.
If they're still going, i'll start checking back again! Wonder if the ftp password is still the same... ;)
Thanks for your info all; maybe i'll arrange for the 5.0 rom to come into my ownership... :D
Why is rebranding HTC phones as O2 "just plain stupid"? HTC has virtually no brand equity here in the UK, whereas all the mobile operators are trying to generate some genuine loyalty by offering their customers something tangible (i.e. a decent handset), rather than just a pure service offering.
BT-branded home phones are a good example of where this has worked well in a similar industry.