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I have yet to see Google branded cell phones (based on Android). If this were to happen, then I would seriously question what Google's objective is from a busi
by fiaz 17y ago
I have yet to see Google branded cell phones (based on Android). If this were to happen, then I would seriously question what Google's objective is from a business perspective. To shift directions and get into (old) businesses that are quickly heading towards commoditization is a step backwards.
Keep in mind, their core business is advertising and as mixmax has pointed out, they want to lower the barrier to access this advertising. Trying to convince users to switch operating systems seems to me a rather convoluted path to achieving this objective.
- jerf 17y agoPoint. I should have said simply that there will be Netbooks running this within the year. Which, subsequently, there has been an announcement that this will happen. All I meant to say is that I'm sure this will be concretely available for purchase in stores and not merely some abstract new Linux distro. Nobody will have to "install" it. (It may not even be possible to install it.)