The Google Phone: A Reality (probably)
The guts:
2005: Google buys a small software shop, Skia. Small = 5 dudes in a garage. Why?
Because Skia created an engine called SGL, which provides graphic software for mobile devices.
Yeah. Mobile devices. And that was 2 years ago. Dudes in local google shop won't say
what they are coding. These dudes are supposedly graphics Gods, and will make the googlephone
a pleasure to look at.
2005: (same year? what a coincidence) Google acquires Android, a developer of mobile gadgets.
Hey! You said MOBILE again! Yes, I did. Who is in charge at Android? One of the Sidekick
developers.
2007: Reports are out that HTC (they make the Touch) will provide the hardware. Who knows if
this will be touch-screen or not - I'll wager it will combine touch with some hardware keys.
2007: Google pushes for 700mhz spectrum auction (which they'd win).
The Rumors: (the more substantiated ones)
A linux-based operating system, tied in tightly with all those Google Apps you know and love,
with the user interface by graphics team Skia.
What does that give you?
Google's calendar, on the run. Google Apps, including the ability to work with all Microsoft
formats. Google Search. Google Maps. Ad-based revenue support - meaning lower cost phones
to the consumer (think iPhone at $99). Worldwide release, not limited to US or Europe. All the
Linux-y goodness for 3rd party developers to add onto. Games.
I'm going to guess it will be a large-screen phone, due to the inclusion of google advertisements,
you can't have a banner ad on a 1.5" screen. Just think of all the money Google will make,
when everyone leaves to go home, their phone is still pushing those ads at them, and Google is
still charging for all those millions of ads on millions of phones.