S-E Joins Google Open Handset Alliance

[DBVII]

Maybe they're working on Android for the X1...

Here's the full article:
Google's Open Handset Alliance gains 14 new members | Wireless - CNET News

The Open Handset Alliance, which promotes the use of Google's Android mobile operating system, added 14 new members this week, including Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator.

(Credit: Open Handset Alliance)In addition to Vodafone, new members of the alliance are AKM Semiconductor, ARM, ASUSTek Computer, Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin International, Huawei Technologies, Omron Software, Softbank Mobile, Sony Ericsson, Teleca, and Toshiba.

Members in the alliance are expected to either "deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices," according to the alliance's press release

[Walter E Kurts]

They are now officially saying that SE will have a "high end" phone with Android next year! Could this be the X2?

Engadget Link

[Rudegar]

they said from the start they would not tie their x line to 1 os so
x2 could have android

[bloob]

Xperia is a line of high-end feature smartphones, and won't be tied to just Windows Mobile. The emphasis is on the superior user experience that the Xperia line will bring. Let's see how SE will extend and improve upon the X1 with an Android phone.

My take - Windows Mobile and Android are just stop gap measures and products, while they wait for the new Symbian Foundation OS to be released. We may well see 1 or 2 more WM and Android products in the meanwhile. The Panel interface will become the common user interface for all Xperia products.