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by pedanticfreak 5615 days ago
Why not? CES saw over 100 tablet launches, most of them Android based. Every big company should make their own Android spin. Even Disney has one:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/17/disney-to-sell-android-ph...

HTC, Foxconn, and Samsung will build it with your logo on the back; Google will provide the OS updates; and you just need to provide the value add like integration with a popular service whether that's Facebook, MTV, or Disney. Even Barnes and Noble was able to make a nice Android device with its own App Store.

Such a venture could easily pay for itself like Google's Chrome and Android projects did. It's a tough call. No matter what Facebook is reliant on Google and Apple for its mobile future. Then again the easiest path for Facebook (i.e. Android) also ties them even more closely to Google's whims.