Google’s Schmidt Says Motorola Deal Won’t ‘Screw Up’ Android

[HardOCP News]

Eric Schmidt, speaking to with Bloomberg Television, said Google's Motorola deal will not screw up Android.

“The Android ecosystem is the No. 1 priority, and that we won’t do anything with Motorola, or anybody else by the way, that would screw up the dynamics of that industry,” Schmidt said in an Oct. 1 interview with Bloomberg Television’s Erik Schatzker in Nantucket, Massachusetts. “We need strong, hard competition among all the Android players. We won’t play favorites in the way people are concerned about.”

 

[webmastir]

action is louder than words my friend. only time will tell...

 

[JimmayLong]

agreed time will tell.

 

[yagisencho]

Won't play favorites "...in the way people are concerned about." Okay then. Care to explain how Google will play favorites?

 

[Azhar]

Won't play favorites "...in the way people are concerned about." Okay then. Care to explain how Google will play favorites?

I imagine some people are concerned that Google will implement features only available on Motorola phones and cripple Android on HTC, Samsung and other manufacturer's phone.

 

[Blown 89]

I imagine some people are concerned that Google will implement features only available on Motorola phones and cripple Android on HTC, Samsung and other manufacturer's phone.

Google is smarter than to bite the hand that feeds them

 

[kllrnohj]

Won't play favorites "...in the way people are concerned about." Okay then. Care to explain how Google will play favorites?

I would assume in the same way they currently do with the Nexus and GED devices, in addition to the "favoritism" that OHA members get earlier source drops.

 

[variant]

It's going to be funny that Google will have to pay Microsoft to use Android.