{"id":215907,"date":"2010-01-23T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/?p=12707"},"modified":"2010-01-23T09:00:49","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T14:00:49","slug":"did-google-shoot-itself-in-the-foot-with-nexus-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/215907","title":{"rendered":"Did Google Shoot itself in the Foot with Nexus One?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Microsoft sure thinks so.\u00a0 In a quote from Microsoft’s Robbie Bach taken from Bloomberg, it seems the software giant thinks that Google may have bitten off more than it can chew.<\/p>\n

The Bach Quote from Bloomberg:<\/p>\n

\u201cDoing both in the way they are trying to do both is actually very, very difficult,\u201d he said in an interview yesterday from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. \u201cGoogle\u2019s announcement sends a signal where they\u2019re going to place their commitment. That will create some opportunities for us and we\u2019ll pursue them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What Bach is talking about is the fact that Google is not pushing the Nexus One in the traditional way, either selling it themselves, or by creating partnerships with carriers with an exclusive deal.\u00a0 As we know now, Google is doing it both<\/em> ways.\u00a0 So the question is, has Google shot itself in the foot by taking this route?<\/p>\n

Of course this remains to be seen, but it is a valid point that Bach makes.\u00a0 The appeal of Android to carriers has been the fact that it is a free product, and available to any handset maker that wants to use it for their smartphone production.\u00a0 With the current explosion of Android handsets, the inclusion of Android is a draw for the consumer to at least look at any handset that is advertised as having Google’s platform as it’s core OS.<\/p>\n

Another quote from Bloomberg talks about the job Google has ahead of them:<\/p>\n


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