AT&T in talks with Google over the Open Handset Alliance?

According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple-BFF and mobile-telecom-extroidinaire AT&T is in talks with Google about joining the Open Handset Alliance. In an interview today, Ralph de la Vega -- chief executive officer of the company's wireless unit -- said that the provider is, "Analyzing the situation," concerning the use of Google's Android operating system for some of its handsets. Although Mr. de la Vega hasn't personally met with the search-engine giant, the fact that AT&T is even considering joining the Alliance could have a palpable impact on the industry's perception of the forthcoming mobile OS contender. As you'll recall, T-Mobile and Sprint have already jumped on the OHA bandwagon (though to what extent no one knows), and adding the de facto US leader to the mix might really get this stew boiling over. [Warning: read link requires subscription]

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[(Unverified) Posted Nov 24th 2007 6:07PM]

AT&T isn't going to do anything for anyone. They sure aren't going to do anyting for free. They probably just want to gain information so they can use some of it. If I was Google, I wouldn't even talk to them.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 24th 2007 11:23PM]

AT&T isn't going to do anything for anyone. They sure aren't going to do anyting for free. They probably just want to gain information so they can use some of it. If I was Google, I wouldn't even talk to them.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 26th 2007 2:18PM]

AT&T still doesn't get it. They think advertising that they have the best phone service will make it so. I had to switch back to AT&T when I got my iphone and they have the same bad service that made me switch to Verizon in the frist place. AT&T still drops the call in the Caheunga Pass in Hollywood, CA just as they did in four years ago, and I still get lousy service at my home in North Hills, CA.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 27th 2007 12:26PM]

AT&T still doesn't get it. They think advertising that they have the best phone service will make it so. I had to switch back to AT&T when I got my iphone and they have the same bad service that made me switch to Verizon in the frist place. AT&T still drops the call in the Caheunga Pass in Hollywood, CA just as they did in four years ago, and I still get lousy service at my home in North Hills, CA.