Wow, it appears a $100 dollar phone by Google will be launched in both Europe and the US in a two week period, support GPS and internet and have VOIP chat so you can make free phone calls!   Click here.Soooo…. Given the mobile phone industry gets by on handset subsidies, trailing commissions and timed calls - one finds it hard to believe that Google can worldwide negotiate:

  1. A very functional, but incredibly cheap handset which includes a feature that would invalidate the business model of the carrier it was being used on (i.e. free VOIP in wifi areas….)
  2. And make it available on multiple networks, and in multiple countries immediately
I remain unconvinced…..

Posted 01 Sep, 2007 |
Categories: Technology , google