Android phones, apps and tablets

A bit of unconfirmed bad news, regarding the Motorola Milestone (Droid).

It appears that o2 and T-Mobile have both declined to offer the handset, in the UK.

That leaves only 3, Orange and Vodafone, that may offer it, or........maybe just buy it sim-free.

Why the UK, one of the world's most important mobile markets is being backward about the Milestone, and
even Brazil will be rolling it out, is a matter bof conjecture.

In T-Mobile's case, I feel that they did not anticipate the public wanting a Motorola much here, as the brand,
though well-respected in the USA, means very little in Europe. Also, T-Mobile already have the G2, Pulse, and
have only just begun phasing out the G1, so maybe the Milestone was one Android phone too many. I suppose
they still have to balance their line-up, with phones with other OS's from Symbian, Blackberry, and WindowsMobile.

Still, they may retract their standpoint and reconsider, if consumer demand drives them.

Motorola announced last year that they were going to focus on the North American market in an attempt to return to profitability. They cancelled a large number of handset projects, made lots of people redundant and closed most of their European offices.

They've almost certainly changed their mind now, that is, after all, Motorola's core competence, but many of the operators are suspicious of them and their ability to provide products on time to the right level of quality.