Is there a cold war going on between Motorola and Google? Motorola today announced that from this quarter, Microsoft’s Bing will provide search and maps services on its Chinese Android-based smartphones. As you may already know, MS Bing is a true rival to Google. In China, Baidu is the most popular search engine. According to the Wall Street Journal, they say that Motorola is planning for a future when Google may pull out of China.
“We believe that consumer choice is one of the most critical components to ensuring a rich and seamless client experience. Motorola and Microsoft have enjoyed a longstanding collaboration and the addition of Bing services to our Android-based smartphones in China is another important step in empowering our end-users.”Christy Wyatt, Corp VP of software and services, Motorola Mobile Devices.”
As you may know, Microsoft launched their first app for Android a week ago and I think Microsoft paid Motorola a lot… more than Google would. I think that Microsoft knows that the Android OS will conquer the mobile world soon, so they are establishing a relationship with Android.
Keep it up Microsoft. I wish you would discontinue WinMo and join Android.
What do you think people?
Source: Computer World
I think google was aware that this could/would happen, it just happened with Yahoo. That is why they are selling their own phones, through their own outlets. I mean, I’m still suprised there is no full sync adapter for Funambol/Syncml, that way you can have a fully Open Source groupware server sync to the open source phone, great for use within corps.
Google would still be used for search though, what else would you use? lol. Any of these deals replacing Google base apps is simply because of $MONEY$
. Also remember Google was trying to stop the launch of some new Moto device in China not too long ago but Moto said it would go ahead anyway, is this the same device?
Sorry, forgot its ALL Android devices in China, not a specific phone. Seems like it has a lot to do with what happened a few months ago though.
I think google was aware that this could/would happen, it just happened with Yahoo. That is why they are selling their own phones, through their own outlets. I mean, I’m still suprised there is no full sync adapter for Funambol/Syncml, that way you can have a fully Open Source groupware server sync to the open source phone, great for use within corps.
Google would still be used for search though, what else would you use? lol. Any of these deals replacing Google base apps is simply because of $MONEY$
. Also remember Google was trying to stop the launch of some new Moto device in China not too long ago but Moto said it would go ahead anyway, is this the same device?
Sorry, forgot its ALL Android devices in China, not a specific phone. Seems like it has a lot to do with what happened a few months ago though.
It would be wise at this point for Microsoft to join forces with Google and collaborate on Android. They aren’t really doing a good job with WinMo anyways…
eXACTLY…
It would be wise at this point for Microsoft to join forces with Google and collaborate on Android. They aren’t really doing a good job with WinMo anyways…
eXACTLY…
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