More about Google phone

Google has been the newsmaker in the industry for quite some time now and boy; haven’t we got used to it? Google’s prototype phone, which could hit the market in 2008, has made headlines even in its production stage. So, what exactly is the Google phone? Well; no one has the official word yet, but there are some strong speculations about the product, which may very well be true. Let’s see some of them.

The first myth going on in the market is that Google is developing their own phone. It is indeed a myth and it will remain one. Google has categorically denied such speculations and has clearly stated that they have no intentions of building their own phone. Instead, they plan to partner with hardware companies, content providers, and carriers and come up with a phone which will use their applications extensively. The big players that could be involved are LG for manufacturing the handset and AT&T for coverage. Google has been negotiating with several carriers for its ad-revenue sharing business model, and the key player Verizon, as I already mentioned, does not seem to be interested.

Google plans to offer subscribers free coverage and earn its revenue from advertisements which will be “strategically” placed in the web browser, search engine, and other applications of the phone. If this idea takes off, it could be huge blow for Apple which has recently caused quite a stir in the market with its iPhone.

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