Rumor: AT&T to sell more Android phones
[As noted by commenters, AT&T began selling the Motorola Backflip in March, which is an Android 1.5 device; however, the phone has been reportedly held back from the full Android experience, and cannot install arbitrary applications like other Android devices. The Dell Aero is also announced for the carrier but does not yet appear to be shipping. –Ed.]
Of course, we don't know the details behind all of this. Given that we've never actually seen the agreement between AT&T and Apple, it's possible that AT&T was free to sell any handsets they want at any time,
[Since the Backflip is present in AT&T's lineup along with other smartphones, it's clear that Apple is not preventing the carrier from offering devices of many flavors. –Ed.]
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Well, I guess if Apple is planning to sell phones through Verizon as has been rumored for a long time, then turnabout is fair play. The...
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June 03 2010 at 7:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLooks like AT&T is preparing for the day that they lose exclusivity on the iPad
iPad Weekly - http://www.ipadweek.ly/
I don't see the point of launching a feature restricted phone. Either release the phone with all its features or don't release it.
June 03 2010 at 2:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWell, to be fair, AT&T is hardly advertising the Backflip at all, as far as I can tell. My wife will need a new phone soon and really doesn't like the iPhone's soft keyboard so I went to AT&T's site a few weeks ago to see if they had any Android phones or anything else good and that's when I first found out that they have the Backflip. But yeah, this is a pretty big lack-of-basic-fact-checking on TUAW's part. And as of this moment they *still* haven't edited the post.
June 03 2010 at 10:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNow they have! Can't see the forest from all the edits now :P
June 03 2010 at 11:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySeven phones in the picture - one for each flavor of the Android OS currently in release?
June 03 2010 at 9:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySeriously? Not only have you forgotten about the Backflip, but AT&T also has WebOS (Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus), Blackberry OS, and more smart phones are planned from Dell and others.
June 03 2010 at 9:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWelcome to January 2010, TUAW.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/atandt-finally-goes-android-confirms-dell-htc-and-motorola-on-bo/
I guess what they mean is phones that can compete with the iphone. The Motorola Backflip - yeah - uhm, that ain't one of 'em.
The HTC Desire? The Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate)? Yes - now THOSE are some phones I'd like to see on AT&T.
Um... they already do sell Android based phones.
To wit:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-sales/promotion/motobackflip.jsp
I guess that's one way to make sure a rumor turns out to be true.
Hardly a rumor. My ATT account page has been announcing an upcoming android phone for months now. It's towards the left after you log into your account.
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