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Om: Google Launches Mobile Phone Platform, Android: What it Means, What Experts Think
November 14th, 2007 by Head RobotOm Malik writes on his Blog, GigaOm:
Updated post press conference, read My Take #2: Google (GOOG) has just announced its much talked about Google mobile phone platform, Android, and has announced a large list of partners who are working with the company. The company said it’s worked with T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm (QCOM), Motorola (MOT) and others on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders.
Andy Rubin, who spearheaded the project, writes on the Google blog:
It’s important to recognize that the Open Handset Alliance and Android have the potential to be major changes from the status quo — one which will take patience and much investment by the various players before you’ll see the first benefits. But we feel the potential gains for mobile customers around the world are worth the effort.
The first handsets are likely to be available in the second half of 2008, the company said. Other partners in the alliance include Sprint Nextel (S), Telecom Italia, NTT DoCoMo, Broadcom (BRCM), and a slew of other technology companies.
Read the rest of Om’s article, Google Launches Mobile Phone Platform, Android: What it Means, What Experts Think.
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