[Janice]

Over the past several months, quite a few people have begun to doubt Google’s ability to attract a significant number of carriers and handset makers to its Android operating system for cell phones. Well, today’s comments by AT&T at CTIA could change that.


U.S.’s largest wireless service provider, AT&T, has been meeting with Google to discuss the possibility of using Android as the basis of AT&T’s phones. If AT&T follows these words with deeds, that would give Android a huge boost. After all, every operating system’s adoption hinges, in large part, on carriers. And if giant AT&T gives Android a nod, handset makers and other carriers may be more willing to give this new software a second look.


Such a decision could also turn wireless ecosystem upside down. Today, handset makers like Nokia carry a lot of weight in deciding which operating system should go on a particular cell phone model. Perhaps carriers will start to have more influence in these decisions.


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[Mystictrust]

I seriously hope Android catches on and all the carriers take notice, I'm tired of the restrictions and lock downs found in lower end phones - something I would expect Android to open up.

[kdAlise]

Now that Linux is coming out with LiMo, Android might have some serious competition. I guess it's hard to compete with Free, though.

[cwilliams706]

Originally Posted by kdAlise

Now that Linux is coming out with LiMo, Android might have some serious competition. I guess it's hard to compete with Free, though.

I second that, but my primary concern is which OS will VZW adopt.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by 706VZWUser

I second that, but my primary concern is which OS will VZW adopt.

Following the company as you do, if they decided to deliver a phone with an open source OS, which would you sau they would have an inclination toward?

[secrecyguy]

I heard Verizon is going for LiMo not Google's Android.