imagine for a minute if google's master plan was to become a one stop shop. think about it, they purchased motorola which is a hardware company: check , they already got the software android: check , now the missing link is a network, not to long ago i read a article about google distributing sim cards in spain i believe. now we got this tmobile at&t merger that seems to be falling out, is google possibly going to purchase tmo? is it really that far fetched?
Yes, because it wouldn't make them any money. Tmo isn't doing very well and hasn't done well in the business world. Google bought moto for their patents and maybe their hardware, but as for Tmo, they don't really gain anything.
from what i've read, it seems like Sprint would be the more likely target for Google, if it did decide to enter into the wireless network arena in the US.
you think so? i would imagine theyd be interested in a gsm network. either way id be the first to get on google mobile.
Getting off topic here, but LTE is a GSM-based technology. And Sprint will be moving to LTE sooner than later.
Yes, because it wouldn't make them any money. Tmo isn't doing very well and hasn't done well in the business world. Google bought moto for their patents and maybe their hardware, but as for Tmo, they don't really gain anything.
from what i've read, it seems like Sprint would be the more likely target for Google, if it did decide to enter into the wireless network arena in the US.
The big advantage to Google buying a carrier, in addition to a manufacturer, is that they can decide to make phones that are pure vanilla Android with no skins and no bloatware, and no one can stop them.
Also, as soon as Google releases a new version of Android, it can get pushed out immediately to all Motorola devices on a Google-owned carrier. Imagine getting Ice Cream Sandwich or Jellybean or whatever comes next on the very same day that Google releases the source code.
The big advantage to Google buying a carrier, in addition to a manufacturer, is that they can decide to make phones that are pure vanilla Android with no skins and no bloatware, and no one can stop them.
Also, as soon as Google releases a new version of Android, it can get pushed out immediately to all Motorola devices on a Google-owned carrier. Imagine getting Ice Cream Sandwich or Jellybean or whatever comes next on the very same day that Google releases the source code.
Samsung and Google appear poised for some possible Ice Cream Sandwich at CTIA | Android Central
This just got interesting! Google event!