Verizon and Google Announce Deal for Android Phones

post from Daring Fireball on 06 October 2009 11:54:00 AM. © Daring Fireball

The only top-tier phones Verizon carries are BlackBerrys. That’s going to change:

Verizon Wireless and Google plan to co-develop several Android- based devices that will be pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers. The family of Android phones on the Verizon Wireless network will come from leading handset manufacturers.

Smart move for both. Of the three new mobile platforms — iPhone, WebOS, and Android — Android is the first to land on Verizon. And Verizon should now have phones other than BlackBerrys that are actually good.

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