[Alterlife]

Let's rewrite this article in a sentence or two:

"Reliance Jio will soon start selling an Android phone which they have called Jiophone next, and it will cost Rs. 3500... probably."

This is total spam. The title has nothing to do with the content of the article... The phone isn't introduced by Google, it's introduced by:

> Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, doing business as Jio

and guess what, the article is total speculation:

> As far as the pricing is concerned, JioPhone could be priced as low as INR 3499.

Emphasis on 'could be' added by me. It isn't released yet and apparently the author is just guessing what it could cost... based on what?

Besides, how is it surprising that this is subsidized? This device is network locked and handicapped.

Jio phones are totally handicapped. They don't even allow users to open a wifi hotspot because that would compete with their wireless routers. Maybe that's what they are 'collaborating with google' on.

This isn't news it's an advertisement.

[Abishek_Muthian]

The main takeaway for me is RIP kaiOS i.e. Proprietary successor of Firefox OS because earlier JioPhones ran them which surprisingly led KaiOS to get the 3rd largest market share in mobile OS.

What ever reasons(App ecosystem majorly) led Jio (An investor in KaiOS) to ditch KaiOS is applicable to all other manufacturers too, Especially if Google(another investor) partnering with them(Android Go? Subsidizing HW?).