Foxx Thoughts

Normally I dont play with topics that have to do with basically pure speculation (the guy claims he has a reliable source but you know how those tend to work out). The claim (which can be found in this article on the Apple Insider Website (Odd since this is going to be another iPhone Killer) Link to Apple Insider page) is that Google is going to put out a cell phone to compliment their Android operating system some time in 2010. Now since this has pretty much been the rumor since the Android concept came about, I’m not surprised that it came up again. The speculation in this article is a little more believable to me though. The guy quoted claims that Google will be using another company, most likely LG or Samsung, to actually manufacture the phone, but Google will be dictating all of the actual features. They also continue to claim that Google with be heavily advertising this phone at the beginning of next year, even though they have no idea what so ever about any of the features that the phone will offer. I gotta say, even though this report is more believable then the rest, I’m still having doubts about this happening. Google has made deals with Samsung, HTC, and Motorola distributing its operating system to all these handheld devices. It would not be smart to step in to competition with your only allies in the field. Here is where I jump to the other side of the fence. Apple has been so big with their iPhone because they control so many aspects of the phone. They know it inside and out and have control of both hardware and software, allowing them to be sure of problems that may arise. This would be a good move to hit the iPhone hard, but you would be hurting yourself in the process. I can buy a phone down the road by Google showing the world what Google really thinks cell phones should be (just like they did with e-mail and Google Wave) but I just dont see it happening this soon.