If Google can pull this right, they can seamlessly mimic Microsoft’s strategy in taking down Apple’s Operating System back in the good old Silicon Valley days. But this time, can Google deal with a smarter and more experienced Apple on the Smart Phone industry?

clipped from www.eweek.com
Will Google’s Android Be the Tipping Point for Smart Phones?
ABI Research analyst Kevin Burden says smart phones such as the T-Mobile G1 that are based on Google’s Android operating system for mobile and wireless devices could push smart phones into standardization. Perhaps, but Apple’s iPhone will continue to be a big seller even as Android, Symbian, RIM and other mobile operating systems get their share of the market. Will customers recognize a standard when they see one? I don’t believe so, which makes the standardization moot unless the carriers embrace it.