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Back in August we mentioned a deal that was brewing between Google and Verizon Wireless that would see Google’s search being integrated into Verizon phones, and we speculated/hoped that this might increase the chance of seeing an Android Verizon cell phone at some point.  Verizon sits firmly in the LiMo camp, after all.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has publicly mocked Android at the Telstra Investor’s Day Conference in Sydney, displaying absolutely no understanding of Android or it’s open source model.
Here are some of Mr Ballmer’s choice quotes when questioned about Android;
“They (Google) can hire smart guys, hire smart people, blah-di-blah-di-blah.”
“I don’t really understand their strategy … if I [...]

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Yesterday we were notified that a company called Aardvark was working on a Microsoft Exchange client for the Android OS. If you go to the company’s website, you can sign up to participate in its beta program - when it becomes available.
For its part, Aardvark promises:
Realtime, wireless synchronization of email, calendar, and contacts.
The most [...]

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It appears that Microsoft is considering porting Silverlight, its competitor to Adobe Flash, over to the Android platform. Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie told TechRadar.com that his company has been unable to get Silverlight onto the Apple iPhone platform because it is still too closed, but that it is watching the Android platform to see how [...]

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In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft’s Steve Balmer gave his opinions on the Google Android platform. Needless to say, big Steve is not exactly impressed.
You’ve got to remember Android is version one….and it looks like version one.
He later added:
They’ve got one handset maker, we’ve got 55. They’re available through one operator, we’ve got [...]

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This isn’t really directly Android related, but it is interesting to see that Microsoft has just posted a job description on a Seattle job-hunting site that describes a position as a lead for its “Skymarket” project for Windows Mobile 7.
If Apple, Google, and Microsoft are all going to have integrated app stores, it seems likely [...]

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A Business Week article by Olga Kharif is reporting on recent statements by Moe Tanabian at IBB Consulting, who claims to have seen the first Android phone for T-Mobile. Tanabian has said that the new phone will support the rumored T-Mobile App Store, which we expected, and that the initial device, at least, will [...]

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