SiliconValley.com is reporting that AT&T is currently considering joining Google and its mobile-phone software alliance.
The phone company is “analyzing the situation” and may use Google’s software for phones, Ralph de la Vega, chief executive officer of the wireless unit, said in an interview Friday
It is a peculiar move for a telecoms giant who bent over backwards to accommodate Apple and its iPhone. Could it be that AT&T already feels its time to start distancing itself from the super-hyped product and let it join the ranks of the other unimportant devices?
Given the wide variety of services and the stellar number of customers AT&T has this is may very well be considered a natural move in the attempt of pushing future products. Nonetheless I’m sure the move will give some PR-related grief to AT&T, especially considering the VIP-ish marketing campaign they put up for Apple’s gizmo.
