More on why Google will probably not buy Sprint

Posted by jerry as google, telecom, wireless

So, I thought of a few more issues with this.  The report that prompted the acquisition rumors of Sprint, notes a cancelled partnership with ClearWire.  Why would Sprint back out?  Google is going to buy them, of course. 

Well, not quite.  They may well back out because they were being ACQUIRED, but not necessarily by Google.  BT apparently has it’s sights set on Sprint as well.  So, it’s possible that the source of the rumor is a tie up between BT and Sprint. 

At the very least, this is likely to result in a bidding war for Sprint between Google and BT.  In that event, the $50B that I cited below is probably more like $55B or $60B.  That just makes the deal much less likely to go in Google’s favor.