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 Send to email | Verizon (VZ) Snubs Google (GOOG) For Rival Mobile Linux Group in TMOTAAPLGOOG |  By Silicon
el 14-May-2008 |
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 Verizon Wireless is interested in open cellphone platforms running Linux -- just not Google's (GOOG), for now, at least.
Today, the No. 2 wireless carrier said it would join the LiMo (Linux mobile) Foundation as a "core member" and would fill the final seat on the group's board.
The idea: Build a standardized, Linux-based mobile platform, which members could customize to best meet their needs. To some extent, LiMo is a rival to Google's Open Handset Alliance and its Android mobile operating system. (Though the groups share members like Motorola (MOT), Samsung, NTT DoCoMo, etc.)
Does this mean that Verizon won't ever sell phones based on Google's Android? We doubt it. Google and Verizon have their differences, but Verizon's not a non-profit. If Android is a big hit with consumers, you can bet it will find its way to Verizon's shelves. (Especially as long as the Apple (AAPL) iPhone is exclusively tied to rival AT&T (T)).
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| HP launches Linux-loaded Eee PC rival | | VIA powered
HP has launched its attempt to grab a little or a lot of the Asus Eee PC’s success, two months after the sub-notebook slipped out onto the web. Pitched primarily at schools, the 2133 Mini-Note PC sports an choice of 7in or 9in display, and is available with SuSE Linux pre-installed.
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