I will propose another interpretation.. What if OEMs are two -tiered?? Those thorugh Google handset sore, ie HTC etc and the others through OHA?
I do not think HTC is the only one that got a Google nod here.. On Jan 6, 3:29 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? - Tryhttp://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 Timerhttp://trackmaster.trackaroo.com > > Dynomaster - Performance Dynohttp://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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
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