Going into competition with the people who you want to use and resell your products is always a bad business move.
The thing Google has to keep in mind is that it's dealing with Global players, so although Google could make a move to replace carriers in the US, but companies like T-Mobile, Vodafone, etc. could respond by replacing the Google services on Android with their own, which would most likely result in a net loss for Google instead of a net profit on the whole idea. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 5 Jan 2010, at 22:50, Jeff wrote: > "I am starting to believe the rumors that Google plans to replace > phone > carriers somehow." > > An interesting note to this is that Google does own 5 Mhz of spectrum > nationwide as part of their investment in Clearwire who is deploying > the nation's first 4G network (Wimax). Sprint, Comcast, and Time > Warner are already MVNO partners on this network. Who says Google > couldn't resell 4G service, too? > > Jeff > _______________________________ > Trackaroo.com > Trackmaster - Motorsports Lap Timer http://trackmaster.trackaroo.com > Dynomaster - Performance Dyno http://dynomaster.trackaroo.com > > On Jan 5, 2:04 pm, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have to admit, this is all very confusing to me from a business >> perspective. It seems like a middle step to something else for me, and >> I am starting to believe the rumors that Google plans to replace phone >> carriers somehow. Either that, or Google wants to become an Apple- >> alike and be both a HW and SW vendor. >> >> Sorry if the above is a bit off topic, but getting back to your >> question: I have to believe that there is a larger plan here, which >> explains why Google would do some of the crazy things they are doing. >> >> --Ed >> >> On Jan 5, 3:44 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Jan 5, 3:44 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> - Are we now in the position where a select few companies get the >>>> advantage of access to pre-relase versions of (and SDKs for) new major >>>> releases, thus leaving most developers supporting hardware and an Android >>>> version they can't test for prior to consumers buying it? >> >>> All indications are that the answer is YES. >> >>>> - Have Google bowed to OEMs by not making details of major Android >>>> releases available prior to hardware releases? >> >>> You know, I thought that when the 2.0 SDK came out just days before >>> the Droid. I figured that Motorola had forced Google's hand somehow. >> >>> But with the Nexus 1, Google essentially IS the OEM. They're calling >>> the shots. If they cared about app quality, they would've released the >>> SDK weeks (or ideally, months) ago. >> >>>> - Has Android become more "throw it over the fence when we're done" than >>>> "everyone can contribute" open source? >> >>> As far as I can see, this has always been the case. :^( >> >>> String > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > >
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