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From: Dexter Lives On	6/23/2008 9:16:57 AM
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Google's Mobile-Handset Plans Are Slowed 'Android' Launch Is Being Delayed As Carriers Struggle By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO and AMOL SHARMA June 23, 2008; Page B8 Google Inc. is learning that changing the cellphone industry isn't easy. The Internet giant and more than 30 partners announced in November a bold plan for a new breed of handsets based on a suite of mobile software called Android. At the time, Google said it planned to have the new phones on the market by the second half of this year. Google now says that the handsets won't arrive until the fourth quarter. And some cellular carriers and makers of programs that work with Android are struggling to meet that schedule, people familiar with the situation say. .... One hold-up at Sprint is that the carrier would like to develop its own branded services based on Android, rather than just carry a phone with the built-in features Google plans to offer, the person familiar with the situation says. A management shake-up at Sprint, which brought in a new chief executive this year and, more recently, a new executive overseeing product development, may have also contributed to the delay. Sprint is now considering scrapping plans for an Android phone for its current third-generation broadband network and developing one that will work on the faster "4G" network it is helping to fund along with several partners, including Google, the person adds. .... online.wsj.com

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