iOS vs. Android, part II.

Daggers drawn, here we go again. With the recent and totally "unexpected and surprise" announcement that the iPhone is heading the Big Red way, we now have a battle on our hands. Until recently, the battle between the two operating systems was fought as a proxy war between the two largest carriers, Verizon and AT&T. With the iPhone now soon to be available on both networks, it makes things a tad fuzzy. Added to the mix is the fact that some of the upcoming Android big hitters are also headed the AT&T way. Until the iPhone exclusivity existed, AT&T either chose or was forced to pick up second grade Androids. That has been changing the last few months and will become obvious with the upcoming Motorola Atrix, Samsung 4G Android devices, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and more. On a smaller note, AT&T is also courting Microsoft by being the premier launch partner for Windows Phone 7 devices and also RIM with the exclusive Torch.The coming months will hopefully provide answer for the following questions:1. Was Android's rise only due to lack of iPhone on Verizon?2. Is AT&T doomed, now that it has the "perceived" poorer network and the iPhone is no longer exclusive?3. With the blog world taking sides [1][2][3], are things only going to get murkier?4. Will Verizon stop or significantly reduce its An"droid" ads?5. Is the Google-Verizon honeymoon over?6. What happens to Motorola now that the big ad dollars are probably not there from Verizon?We are all set for an interesting 2011 on the mobile OS wars. Get ready folks. Its going to be one heck of a battle between the behemoths!