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  • Official: Google's quest for 700MHz is so on

    Filed under: Misc Hear that America? That's the sound of the hammer dropping on our beloved cartel of carriers. Google's bid for the 700MHz "C Block" is on, and they're doing it without any bidding partners. Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO, says the following: "We believe it's important to put our money where our principles are. Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's wireless world. No matter which bidder ultimately prevails, the real winners of this auction are American consumers who likely will see more choices than ever before in how they access the Internet." The bidding begins on January 24th with a minimum of $4.6 billion required for the open-access C Block. Wake the kids, phone the neighbors, it's going to get ugly fast. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
  • Somebody, please get Eric Schmidt an iPhone

    Filed under: ATT , Apple Ok, imagine this for a second. You're Eric Schmidt -- head of the most powerful internet company in the world, worth $4.8 billion dollars, member of Apple's board of directors... and you don't carry Apple's new cellphone. So what's a brother got to do to get a friggin iPhone ? Check this: Walt: "... Steve was flashing his iPhone around. I held it for 20 minutes." Eric mentions he hasn't held it, and doesn't have one. Walt: "Your a member of Apple's board! Eric: "No...I'm still waiting for mine." So either Eric still has his iPhone in pocket-stealth mode, or Steve's totally stiffing his bud down in Mountain View -- we're bummed either way. P.S. -Walt asked about the Google phone , which Eric non-denial denied exists . Instead Eric just talked about phones, platforms, application layers, partnerships with KDDI, LG, Samsung, etc. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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