Verizon to introduce Linux-based Android phones by the end of ’09

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Rumors contend that the first two devices will most likely be from HTC and/or Motorola. The current rumored list of upcoming Verizon phones includes the Motorola Sholes, HTC Desire, HTC Passion, and HTC Predator.

This is good news for Verizon customers, as it signals a movement in the direction of more ‘open’ phones, as opposed to previous policies that had been considered somewhat totalitarian. They are also promising “innovative applications” (Google Voice, perhaps?).

I will be watching these developments with interest as the phones are officially announced.