Google’s iPhone

Posted this to the Daily Beast today about Google’s partnership with Verizon to bring Android to us all.

I feel a large dose of schadenfreud whenever iPhone users get dropped in the middle of their calls with me. Somehow, the failings of the overtaxed AT&T network (through which all iPhones must currently connect) make me feel better about staying with a cheaper, less feature-rich phone on a more reliable network.

If today’s announcement of a Google-Verizon partnership plays out as planned, that’s a trade-off we won’t have to make anymore.

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