By Allen Tsai | Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:36 am |
Google is talking with T-Mobile about the possibility of selling the Nexus One, its upcoming smartphone, at a discounted price for consumers that sign up for the carrier's service.
The company had said it plans to take a new, and potentially risky, approach to selling its handsets -- direct to consumers through its Web site rather than through carriers with heavy subsidies. But now Google is also looking to line up carriers to help sell its smartphone -- similar to the model rival Apple uses to sell its popular iPhone in AT&T stores in addition to its own Web site. The potential deal would allow consumers who sign up for T-Mobile service to buy the Nexus One at a discounted price. Among the major carriers, T-Mobile has the longest-standing partnership with Google. Late last year, the carrier began selling the T-Mobile G1 -- Google's first Android smartphone. Since then, T-Mobile has released three more Android-based devices -- the Motorola Cliq, Samsung Behold 2 and T-Mobile MyTouch 3G -- more than any other wireless operator. Google is also discussing similar terms with other carriers.
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