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Google Envisions Free Cell Phones For All

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-have-no-friends-you-insensitive-clod dept.

Salvance writes "Google's CEO Eric Schmidt envisions a day when all cell phones are free if the user agrees to watch targeted ads. While he provides no specific plans for Google to give away phones, the implication is that he expects such moves in the future given Google's current pilot successes with delivering text ads on phones." From the article: "Schmidt also said his company was working on how to allow users to maintain basic control of their personal data. Currently, Google stores consumer data on hundreds of thousands of its own computers in order to provide additional services to individual users. The company is looking to allow consumers to export their Web search history or e-mail archives and move them to other sites, if they so choose."

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  1. When your only tool is a hammer by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Everything looks like a nail.

    When your only revenue is advertisments, everything looks like sticky eyeballs.

    1. Re:When your only tool is a hammer by joshier · · Score: 5, Funny

      Are you saying... We are all nails living in a hammer world?? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!

    2. Re:When your only tool is a hammer by FirienFirien · · Score: 5, Funny

      It could be worse... it could just constantly be hammer time...

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  2. What the hell by jlarocco · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Am I the only person who hates advertisements? I don't want to see ads while I browse the internet. I don't want to see ads while I'm watching movies or TV. I don't want to hear ads on the radio. And I sure as hell don't want ads on my cell phone.

    Charge me for your product or service, then leave me the fuck alone.

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  3. What kind of company? by DerekLyons · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Which reveals in stark relief what sensible people have been saying for a while - Google isn't a search company, or a technology company - it's an advertising agency.

  4. Judging from my usualy phone calls... by dartarrow · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..my 'targeted ad' would be for V1@GRA and 'how to ease your debt'

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