14 DAY TRIAL // On Monday, September 29, we were telling you that Motorola was working on an Android phone. Sources were reporting, at the time, that the company was planning to expand its Android team from 50 persons to 350, which could only be regarded as a huge step towards the development of its own Google Android phone.
With all that, when word of it first got out, there was no confirmation whatsoever, so we couldn’t but treat it like what, in all fairness, it was – a rumor. Now, work on the Android phone over at Motorola has become official. Consequently, yesterday, a spokesperson from the manufacturer gave BetaNews the following statement: "We're excited about the innovation possibilities on Android, and [we] look forward to delivering great products in partnership with Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA)."
The fact that Motorola confirmed plans for the Android was pretty much to be expected, since it is one of OHA's founding members, along with other phone makers such as HTC, LG and Samsung.
It seems that the company, as well as other organization members, has deliberately refrained from announcing any Android product up until now. One explanation for this might be found in that it has waited to see how HTC's G1 is received by mobile users. Now that the G1’s impact on the market has been clearly seen, it is only natural that Motorola too began investing in this project as it will certainly bring in a lot of profit (and we all know companies work solely on/for profit).
All that’s left for us to do now is to wait and see what kind of product Motorola will bring to us, and when that will happen. Either way, it should happen fast, since Nokia is already prospecting the Android market. As a side note, while Nokia has had a full year and delivered high-end products, the situation was not the same for Motorola. Furthermore, rumor has it that the company now sees the Android as the only way out of the financial predicament in which it finds itself.