seriously ?

Google's Android Will Lead to New Class of Mobile Internet Devices

I agree that no one likes a monopoly, but look at Microsoft. It is very possible,especially in the computer industry sans government intervention.

I also agree about the facebook debacle, but I believe I addressed this issue and insinuated that google is very aware of the need to keep the consumer's trust.

However, I believe your statement, "And free internet connectivity will never yield the dream they envision for the simple reason that most people don't want a pop up ad driven internet experience" has already been proved incorrect by both google and nearly every website on the net (notice any ads here ? )

And finally I cannot agree that are so IFS in this scenario. There is only one. All they have to do is win spectrum in the auction everything else is in place.
AT&T is not sitting by and letting that happen, they are in the auction. Verizon knows this as well as they are also in the auction and attempting to push THEIR OWN open standard. Apple is primarily in the business of selling hardware. With their ties to google, they might very well be rooting for google to go through with this. As for Microsoft, I simply don't know, maybe without Bill Gates, they are just too dumb ?
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Google's Android Will Lead to New Class of Mobile Internet Devices

sorry, to reply again, but I just re-read the article and felt compelled to say;

Google wants to/is going to be THE MID market.

I'm talking about shoes that instantly plot your path on a google map if you tell them to (the shoes), friggin' lights that turn on when you tell google to tell them to. space age shit. get it ?

I know I sound insanely cocky, but spectrum isn't bandwidth. Physics teaches us spectrum is UNLIMITED bandwidth. It's will be just like radio but with the internet.

The biggest challenge a company would face would be creating the server infrastructure necessary to move and store all of this information

Guess which company has the most massive/ fastest /cheapest server farms ever known to man (seriously) ?

Why won't microsoft or any company be able to touch google for at least the next 5 years ( unless the gov breaks them up ) ?

It's the super-computer, stupid.

That statement is not directed at the author or anyone in particular, but I feel like I need to repeat it as to inform possible google investors.

Google's Android Will Lead to New Class of Mobile Internet Devices

Google's plan is fairly obvious to me. You got some things right, but its much simpler really and much bolder.

1) Android and Google's spectrum bid are 100% correlated.
2) If google controls spectrum they will provide (most likely) free internet to ANY device running Android.
3) Android is completely open source because they want any and everyone to work on these devices (everything from watch/cell phone/ to computer - anything goes! ) and develop with Android.
- btw if google gets spectrum they wont have to persuade anyone to engineer devices, those selling "devices" make $$$. They will also not have to persuade anyone to develop with Android, they will force them to if they want to use free ubiquitous wireless. Of course everyone from your 6 year old to your grandmother will want to be using these devices.
4) so we have free wireless throughout the country, devices ranging from cheap wrist watches to iPhones running googles software and using googles spectrum. How does google make any $$$ ?
5) The same way they did before, only this time you must imagine a scenario where the country is getting on the internet through google, from anywhere at anytime. Do you think this might bring in a few more clicks ? Do you think more people might start using adsense ? As the original author said, imagine the possibilities ! having the advertiser know exactly where you are. He is right Android will give google yet even more information about their users but they wont be so dumb as to give advertisers your gps location ( you will use triangulation anyhow ), and destroy all trust that is left in their corporation, this would be 10x worse than facebook's beacon fiasco. But they will do even more amazing things and give advertisers and users options that I can't even begin to imagine.

6) in sum with android and spectrum, google should be able to monopolize the internet in ways that mock the monopoly they currently enjoy. All google needs to make money is your eyeballs, why do you think they called it ANDROID ? ( someone over there is getting a little too cocky in my opinion, should have stuck with something much less spooky )

Yes, I own google stock, but less than ten shares now, took profits much too soon.

-peace