A new report claims that a Google Netbook will be released in late 2010. Is it the Android story all over again?
TechCrunch reported that Google employees were testing a next-generation Android phone about a month ago, and that turned out to be true. Michael Arrington's personal opinions back then on what that phone was all about did however not come true. Just yesterday, a new hands-on report stated that the phone would become a great one for the members of the Open Handset Alliance. For the time being, it also looks like the phone will be offered unlocked to developers, which is a different matter altogether.
So, what does it all have to do with TechCrunch's latest scoop about Google planning to release a Google branded netbook in late 2010? The way TechCrunch presents this story is very similar to how it was done in the story mentioned above. It's for the most part Michael Arrington's personal opinions from top to bottom, except for a sentence in the middle that quotes an early FAQ and the fact that multiple sources have told TechCrunch that Google has given a RFP to a manufacturer with the possible aim of selling a Google netbook directly.
In our opinion, the value of knowing that is slim at best. Of course, Michael Arrington points out that himself, since he says he's been trying hard to get his sources in Taiwan and China to help him out. They couldn't, so Arrington came up with his own ideas on what the Google netbook should be all about. In fact, if they had helped him out, we're not sure it would have had much news value at this point anyway. It could simply be the Android story all over again, with Google working with its partners to come up with a brand new showcase product for its OEMs to copy.
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