Printed from  Google vows 18-20 Android phones in 2009  updated
10:15 am EDT, Thu May 28, 2009  20 Android Phones in 2009
Google's Mobile Platforms senior director Andy Rubin late
yesterday said that the number of Android phones on the market
would swell dramatically in 2009. While there are just two
official phones today, the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) and the HTC
Magic, Rubin anticipates between 18 and 20 phones shipping by
the end of the year. He doesn't detail the phones for the New
York Times but expects most of them to be European, as North
American carriers and cellphone producers are more likely to
customize the OS than others. Rogers' upcoming HTC Dream and
Magic releases, for example, have links to the Canadian
company's services.  The official additionally explained
Google's approach to licensing Android, which is free but puts
different conditions on what devices can include depending on
the level of branding. A completely unfettered version only
allows apps that don't specifically use Google servic