Jiwei Wang’s Notepad

Alas, it turns out eventually that the much anticipated GPhone is a software platform, closely toeing the line of Google’s business model. As we’re recovering the torturing suspense, let’s see who are friends and who are foes of “GPhone”.
Google’s announcement this afternoon came together with the Open Handset Alliance. Sifting through the member list (http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html), [...]

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Considering Google’s revenue sources and their track record in selling a product, there’s very little in a Google phone.  
Why? Google’s main business is in advertising.  Advertising creates value in mass markets.  Let’s assume that Google could sell the gPhone as fast as Apple, i.e. 1 million devices in 3 months.   After a year, [...]

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