This was a rare week when a new rumor about the long-awaited gPhone from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) arriving ANY MOMENT NOW did not emerge. If I had a nickel for every time a blogger has announced that the prospective device has been "confirmed," I’d have a lotta nickels. So I’m going to go out on a limb and say: It ain’t happening.
Oh, I’m not saying that the reports of the gPhone’s development are false (note that the headline of this post says "Sell," not "Make"). I’m saying that with its $185.4 billion market cap, the search giant is perfectly willing to pour millions into designing and stealth-marketing a device that may never hit the market. Why? To force the carriers and the handset vendors to play by Google rules.
Why Google Won’t Sell a gPhone - Mobile Blog - InformationWeek