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If only there were a struggling US mobile provider looking to be sold that already had a large Android user base...

• redthrowaway 14y ago
  I wonder how long they could play that game before running afoul of antitrust legislation.
  • debacle 14y ago
    As long as they wanted, as long as they weren't anticompetitive.
    • malandrew 14y ago
      ... and operated below the market share (70%) that attracts antitrust scrutiny. In mobile OS, I think they can avoid being classified having 70% or anywhere near it since Android is technically open source and anyone can fork it, and several flavors such as the kindle version of Android aren't under their control. In the carrier space, they'd be far from owning a lot of market share. They just need to make sure that if they acquire such power that they restrain from anticompetitive practices afforded to them by their position.
• eslaught 14y ago
  T-Mobile
  • mkr-hn 14y ago
    That's the joke.
• mrinterweb 14y ago
  That would be a very interesting move if Google bought T-Mobile. I'd rather see Google buy T-Mobile than AT&T.