This week has all been about the iPhone – whether it was hyperbole about the pricing of plans, excitement over the new apps or general fan boy talk about uber design – not much made news that wasn’t iPhone related.
One thing that didn’t garner the attention it could have occurred at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Media Conference in Idaho. Their a dozen or so journalists were treated to over an hour with the two Google founders and the CEO. So what did Page, Brin and Schmidt say?
Media week reports that;
The trio of Google execs also used the opportunity to talk about the inroads the company is making with its own branded mobile phone as a replacement for the iPhone
Of course this report might be misconstrued and they might just be talking about their mobile OS, Android. But in this week of iPhone lust, a potential offering from Google comes as quite a relief.
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