Sunday, July 22, 2007

Google's Big Move

Google Wants to Change the way that we use our cell phones. The company's proposal would push cell phone usage towards the TV model: you would have a device (phone) on which you can use any service, and then you shop around for services.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/21/technology/21google.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&th&emc=th


It does seem like a few very powerful cell phone companies have an enormous amount of market power, consumers suffering

Prices are high, and choice is low. From what I can tell, this is a market that is in badly need of opening towards more competition.

ATT and Verizon seem very scared from the ferociousness of their attacks on the proposal.

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