Dell May Get Jump On Android

There’s been so much talk about Yahoo and Microsoft over the weekend that some other big news may have escaped the prime time.   According to Marketing News, Google and Dell are fixing to announce new competition to the iPhone.

Speculation is mounting that Google is plotting the launch of a mobile phone in partnership with computer giant Dell.

For the sake of innovation and the competition in the market that mobile niche that Apple currently dominates, let’s hope that Google and Dell can get it together on this potential alliance!

Senior industry sources claim the two companies will reveal their plans at next month’s 3GSM telecoms conference in Barcelona, al-though Google insiders deny an announcement is due in the near future.  But the rumors will once again throw the spotlight on Google’s mobile strategy, which has been the subject of much conjecture over the last year.  There had been widespread talk of Google launching its own handset, known as the “Gphone”, to go up against Apple’s iPhone, which launched in November last year.

We may be dealing with rumors and hype, but it seems that the rumors of Google’s interest in the mobile market are all consistent with their desire to launch their own  handset and mobile software.

Google recently announced its operating system for mobile phones, dubbed “Android.”  The purpose of the software is to create a platform for developers to create mobile applications that will easily run on handsets.

Dell might see the potential of expanding its reach into this market and it’s an interesting storyline given that Apple and Dell have a cute little rivalry going on that Apple is easily winning at this point.

Fred is an Attorney, Entrepreneur, and Blogger from the Silicon Valley.
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