Google's Quick Fix for Fast Android Adoption: Just Pay Off the Carriers

Paid Content reports that Google has a revenue-sharing deal with the major wireless carriers, all of whom offer Android phones, and even some of the handset makers (who aren't named, though they probably include long-term partners like HTC and Motorola). Paid Content notes that mobile advertising revenue, which is the source being shared, is not all that large right now, though MediaMemo's Peter Kafka disagrees with that assessment.

Interestingly, this deal only includes phones branded Google...