Google, the undisputed king of internet advertising, has always maintained a clean ad-free homepage – until now. Under the famous Google-themed logo and search function is the “New! The Droid is on sale now. Learn more.” link.
This link takes you to a landing page where you can learn more about Google’s Droid features as well as order your Droid phone directly from Verizon.
Not a big deal for a little link on the homepage right? It really wouldn’t be other than the fact that Google has quite famously declared in the past that the Google homepage would remain ad free, compared to other portals. Google has run promotions in the past on their homepage, for instance in October, 2008, Google promoted the T-Mobile G1 — the first Android-based phone on the homepage. Plus, the release of the Droid is a big play against the Apple iPhone.
As you may all be aware, today is Droid Day.
Yes the much anticipated Droid phone is available in stores today. The collect effort from Google, Motorola and Verizon has been all the buzz of the mobile industry over the last month or so. Enough buzz that the Verizon store near my house this morning had a line around the corner awaiting the stores opening.
Happy Droid Day everyone – I’m curious to see the response from Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Did you get a Droid? Let me know what you think of it.
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