Google Open Source phone software ?

Some interesting news about the upcoming "Android" platform :
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-20741757.htm
and the analysts chime in :
http://www.news.com/Googles-Android-has-long-road-ahead/2100-1038_3-6217131.html

(Disclaimer: my company is part of the alliance but I only know our part of the SDK not whether the rest is going to be any good)

Before somebody asks, I don't know of any plans to port 3DGS to "Android" at this time.

Mmmm, one thing that I do wonder about all this... does this rule out the possibility of an actual Google-phone being in development? I read people now assume Google had no intention of doing Iphone-like things, but are there any inside rumors about this? Don't know if you even know or are able to answer this, but I ask anyway,

Cheers

Well..seems like there are lots of handheld manufacturers in the alliance, as well as 2 carriers and some software companies. The whole thing is managed by Google. What do you think?

Yeah, that's why I wondered if it makes sense to discard the rumor like what's happening on a lot of sites now... I guess it does not make much sense hehehe,

Cheers

I doubt Google will sell phone hardware, but I bet they are positioning themselves to be the top search/add service for cell-phones.

When you use your Android-enabled phone to find a store, read your email, order pizza, text-message your buddy, or call your mom, Google will be there taking notes and pushing ads.