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Okay, this gets a bit confusing, so bear with us. Back when HTC
first unveiled the Magic, the company said that any Android device
with a customized build -- and that includes adding support for
Microsoft Exchange --
has to drop the "with Google" logo as per Google's rules.
Indeed, that notion seemed to be validated by the all the
international Android phones that had Exchange but no branding.
Cut to present day and the T-Mobile's myTouch 3G, which
looks to have both the
"with Google" backing and
Exchange support, contrary to previous assertions. Did the
search engine giant soften its policy? We spoke with a company
representative who told us, surprisingly, that it has "never been
Google's policy" to deprive its branded devices of Exchange
support, and that if another phone maker wants to add it and keep
that logo plastered on the phone, that's A-OK. In all honesty, we
never really put too much stock into the Google logo on the phone,
but if it's really just been one huge misunderstanding that's
prevented our G1 from having Exchange, well, we're gonna be quite
nonplussed for many weeks to come.
[Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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