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Originally Posted by gdoerr56
That also brings up an interesting point. If Google is giving Android away for free, what is in it for them? Can we expect to see advertising on our handhelds at some point or is Google's intention to eliminate the other platforms. If it's the latter, I expect the Justice Department will be spending more time on Google/Apple in the future.
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That was clarified in an earlier post. Google wants a mobile OS to ensure that people use the Google search engine from thier mobile devices. Apparently they make a penny or something every time someone does. Not sure who is paying them. And apparently they feel the general populace is too ignorant to go to Google with their mobile browser once, and bookmark it. Cornering the mobile OS market so they can ensure their search engine's market share, would be the only way to go. Much like MS has done with IE. They likely haven't been watching the press or they would have discovered that in Europe they will be required to provide Bing and Yahoo Search on Android as well.