Google Acquiring Sprint?
That would be rather big news.
Here's the rumour:
"Recent news that Sprint is not going to work with Clearwire to build out a WiMAX network only added to the rumors I have been hearing about Google acquiring Sprint Nextel. On the surface it seems like this would be a bad move for Google but in reality the world’s leading search engine has become so much more than just a website to go to when you want to find a trinket of information… The company now needs a wireless network to allow it to grow in the mobile search and related spaces such as watching YouTube videos on the subway".
In order to get the leverage required for the Open Handset Alliance to work, I can't see how Google could not start buying up providers. They're going to need to compete with some firmly entrenched positions.
Just look what they did when they wanted to get into online video....
Here's the rumour:
"Recent news that Sprint is not going to work with Clearwire to build out a WiMAX network only added to the rumors I have been hearing about Google acquiring Sprint Nextel. On the surface it seems like this would be a bad move for Google but in reality the world’s leading search engine has become so much more than just a website to go to when you want to find a trinket of information… The company now needs a wireless network to allow it to grow in the mobile search and related spaces such as watching YouTube videos on the subway".
In order to get the leverage required for the Open Handset Alliance to work, I can't see how Google could not start buying up providers. They're going to need to compete with some firmly entrenched positions.
Just look what they did when they wanted to get into online video....
