The google phone G1 has been released with android operating system and the verdict is not out yet. However, the upside for this phone is much and far more reaching then the iPhone or any other smart phone in its category, the reason being that its open source and its full potential is yet to be unleashed. For the same reason that Firefox is a much better browser then Internet Explorer. Because whenever you bring the developer community to the mix in developing applications and gadgets with an open source product and at the same time gets the backing from a company like Google, which encourages free mind and openness creativity is bound to happen and when that happens its compelling. The G1 however will need the 700 mHz spectrum to operate freely, because the phone network is still predominantly controlled by the phone companies and they still control what gets transmitted and what does not get transmitted. So, that is one more hurdle that needs to get overcome before we are truly free. However, iPhone seemed like it did not have a competitor and finally a company as big as google had to comeup with an answer. G-one is will not be gone any time soon, its just the beginning, take a seat and sit back to watch the show , because it going to be a good one and transform how we carry our business from day to day.