I think, given the below link, it's a bit of a stretch to believe that Google's brand association is having any sort of halo effect on the idea of Android (an o

I think, given the below link, it's a bit of a stretch to believe that Google's brand association is having any sort of halo effect on the idea of Android (an operating system) or Android phones (the hardware): http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/06/browser-is-search-engine.html http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/06/browser-is-search-e... Much like browsers and search engines, most people don't even know what an operating system is. How Google fits into the picture is extremely murky from that worldview.