forthcoming Window’s Phone 7 platform<\/a>. That may still give it better odds at success than trying to build a single iPhone or Blackberry killer device.<\/p>\nWhen Facebook opened their network up to developers, it was seen as a key to the massive growth and eventual domination that took place. Google already has the “open” thing covered with Android, but Facebook has proved successful as a platform for developers in the past. If they focus on the platform and can do it on one more device, there could be another serious contender in the smartphone competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is working on a phone that would move it from mobile app to mobile OS. <\/p>\n
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