Analysis: Why America Needs a Google Phone

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Image: Internet search giant Googles logo. Google says it processes more than 200 million searches a day and leads the world for search engine usage with 57 percent of the current market followed by Yahoo at 21 percent and MSN at just 9 percent.
Image: Internet search giant Google's logo. Google says it processes more than 200 million searches a day and leads the world for search engine usage with 57 percent of the current market, followed by Yahoo at 21 percent and MSN at just 9 percent.

In terms of compatibility with your existing businesses, Google building a phone would be like Chrysler starting an ISP. But rumors about Google building a phone reveal plenty about the frustrations and desires of the American technorati.


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