Comments on: Google Acknowledge The Widely Rumoured Google Phone? http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/ Search Engine Optimisation Ireland Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:06:42 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Richard Hearnehttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1466 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:28:13 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1466 Hey Stuart

I reckon they have very big plans for mobile alright.

And I think more corporate actions are definitely on the cards from all the major players as they fight it out to rule the mobile space.

Hope you’re doing well, best rgds
Richard

]]> By: Stewarthttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1465 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:09:53 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1465 I’m guessing this is related to their purchase of GrandCentral
http://www.grandcentral.com/

…maybe “moveable telephone” means having one phone number that can contact you anywhere?

]]> By: Ken Lhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1456 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:13:26 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1456 I wonder how the final product will look like and its potential purpose to the users.

]]> By: Niallhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1464 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:47:51 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1464 The operators will still control the network, and they won’t give up on a revenue source like that too easily!

Niall.

]]> By: Richard Hearnehttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1460 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:50:55 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1460 Who’s to say Google wont give it away? They have been commenting about free mobile in return for accepting ad-supported access.

You get your talk/video time for free, and they get their ads seen by lots and lots of eyeballs.

Best rgds
Richard

]]> By: Niallhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1459 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:57:46 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1459 If that’s the case there is no point in Google releasing a phone. If the mobile operators don’t want a Google Phone, they won’t supply it as part of their offering. Most people would be very much upset if they had to pay the full price for a mobile phone without operator discounts, and a Google Phone would be no exception.

If I recall correctly, Google already offer free Wifi in some cities, so Wimax would be a logically next step.

Niall.

]]> By: Richard Hearnehttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1458 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:46:06 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1458 Hi Niall

Mobile operators are far too greedy. If they had their way data would consist of SMS. Period.

I think one of the keys here is wifi (and quite possibly wi-max) – suddenly the potential to remove the operators from the mix is huge. Then you have disruption, and disruption usually means someone losses big time and someone makes a bundle. I think we all know where Google wants to be.

I have a sneaky feeling that the mobile operators and the search engines (in particular Google) may well become competitors very soon. Google wants access to the mobile base (about 4-5 times as many mobile phones as PCs if I remember correctly).

Best rgds
Richard

]]> By: Niallhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1457 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:23:09 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1457 What advantage is there for Google in having a phone? They don’t do hardware except for the Google Search Appliance. You’d think they’d be better off trying to get in bed with current Mobile Operators and get the Google search engine as the default for their internet gatway/portals.

Niall.

]]> By: Cormachttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1463 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:45:46 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1463 Crikey, that looks as fake as it gets.

]]> By: Richard Hearnehttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1461 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:59:30 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1461 There has also been a mention over on Search Engine Land of people reviewing the product via on-line surveys.

Forum page is here.

Mirror of image is here (if you can believe it).

My view is that there is a lot of noise here, and chances are that the truth will prevail only when Google decides.

]]> By: Cormachttp://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1462 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:26:12 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/google/16-03-2007/google-confirms-phone/#comment-1462 Interesting,

A ‘photo’ was realeased into the wild about a week ago too. Click on my link (Cormac) to check it out. I don’t know if it’s geniune though. It doesn’t really look too “Googly”, eventhough it would be a prototype.

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