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To: ggamer who wrote (92718)	6/24/2010 9:37:26 AM
From: planetsurf	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197231

Would Google consider creating a "low end, less smart, and simple" version of android to capture that market as well? Tougher to put on the hat of Google execs vs Apple -- with Apple they are trying to sell you hardware and get the services "cream," Google is just the cream. Android would really cease to be Android if they stripped it down. The beauty of Brew is it's simplicity. It's optimized to run on Q chips -- more bang for the buck -- so you don't need a 1ghz Snapdragon to download and play Tetris on your phone. PLUS you can get all the apps and their content (email, scores, directions) via your cell minutes. Android's UI needs more chip speed and a data connection. Without the UI, what is it? Apples and oranges. A smart toaster vs a dumb computer. SO, would Google build a new Linux based, Android-lite to add content to lower end phones? I guess maybe. But then carriers would have to set-up YET ANOTHER ecosystem on or through their networks and support YET ANOTHER OS within their sales channels. And the whole point of developing for Google (or IPhone) is it's simplicity -- 1 development, 1 os, many phones and the carriers stay out of the OS mess. Again, why? There are already quite a few lower-end distribution systems (including Brew), what would be Google's rationale to add another? I think it's more likely Android works its way down as a more viable option on the lower-mid end as handset prices get more affordable: rethink-wireless.com BUT these still will require data pipes (more monthly $$ for the consumer) and while cheaper, at an unsubsidized price point of below €200 still way too much for the average African/Indian/or American 14 year old.