New Facebook-Branded Android Coming? 112
Earthquake Retrofit writes "The Register reports that 'Facebook has sent out invitations to an event at its Menlo Park headquarters next week that many believe will see the launch of a new, Facebook-branded smartphone...' I have lately become disillusioned with Google having so much power over my phone and the usual privacy concerns, so this announcement means I now have a choice. Oh, wait..."
Microsoft should be more concerned... (Score:2, Interesting)
I'm sure folks at Google are filled with anxiety. You see, with Microsoft as a Facebook investor and Android being "open", Google products could be replaced with Microsoft's very easily. And that can't be good. Remember, we're addressing over a billion human beings at Facebook.
Google are too busy laughing their asses off right now. Microsoft...you might not have noticed, although I'm somewhat surprised, with their astronomical advertising budget. Have their own Windows Phone OS, its not very popular...but it has very little going for it, facebook was one of those things its what they paid for. Microsoft also have been pushing the idea of third platform (I'm not convinced either), but Facebook sound more credible than Microsoft.
Apple have already cut back their facebook integration after the facephone was announced (they should have started their own social network), and I expect to see much more Google+ all over the place...Google give Apple an Alleged $1Billion.
Personally I love the way Facebook has moved from Allie to Enemy to the benefit of Google, you have to remember that Facebook/Apple is a bigger threat to Google than Microsoft in the world of the Pack of four. Microsoft has more to fear from Chrome+Google Docs.
Re:So, (Score:5, Interesting)
You could ask the same about Facebook itself,yet, hundreds of millions of people seem to want it.
Go figure.
And before Facebook there was something called MySpace, which was a worse interface. When Google, or maybe Yahoo, gets their sh*t together, they could come up with a much better interface and kill off Facebook. Honestly, it wouldn't take a lot.