Google Gets Serious With Verizon and Sprint, Shares Hit 700

Vikingod · Nov 2, 2007, 07:42 PM

Source: DailyTech
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Google prepares to launch its new mobile phone OS to compete with Windows Mobile.

Verizon Wireless, number two provider of mobile phone service in the U.S. and Sprint Nextel Corp, number three provider of mobile phone service in the U.S., are wrapping up a series of serious talks with Google. According to The Wall Street Journal, this will lead to a significant announcement from Google within two weeks.

The talks center on the mobile phone OS platform that Google has been developing. This platform was reported on by DailyTech earlier last month.

Vikingod · Nov 2, 2007, 08:08 PM

Hmm, $700.... here's to forethought.

Necrosis · Nov 3, 2007, 11:24 AM

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"Google has discussed in the past offering the OS for free, something that Microsoft has been unwilling to do. Google is currently exploring how to incorporate advertisements unobtrusively into its OS."

Could you imagine buying a phone, and it having integrated ads?

niceguyrichy · Nov 3, 2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Could you imagine buying a phone, and it having integrated ads?

yes. my current network provider (Three) pretty strictly control what you have access to on your 3G handset. until you unlock it of course

my new phone shipped with integrated Google Mail for example.
it's the future, I've tasted it..

Nov 2, 2007, 07:42 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Google Gets Serious With Verizon and Sprint, Shares Hit 700 Source: DailyTech ___________ Google prepares to launch its new mobile phone OS to compete with Windows Mobile. Verizon Wireless, number two provider of mobile phone service in the U.S. and Sprint Nextel Corp, number three provider of mobile phone service in the U.S., are wrapping up a series of serious talks with Google. According to The Wall Street Journal, this will lead to a significant announcement from Google within two weeks. The talks center on the mobile phone OS platform that Google has been developing. This platform was reported on by DailyTech earlier last month.

Nov 2, 2007, 08:08 PM	Thread Starter #2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Hmm, $700.... here's to forethought.