Ignore this rumor because it’s probably horseshit. I’m not saying the analyst is lying, but I — like many other people — am saying he’s spreading a rumor that makes no sense. Google developing its own phone would cost a bundle in time, research, resources, and be a direct turn from the end game that the company has set for Android. Google created Android as a way to build a great platform that would attract new customers to its services, not undercut the companies it has already worked with to push Android. Furthermore, a Google-built phone without a carrier subsidy would probably cost $400 or more, making it less attractive to the average consumer Google wants to bring under the Android umbrella.