While reading Michael Dinan’s article on the HTC Dream which discusses the advanced services we can expect on this device, I can’t help but wonder if Google’s strategy is to ensure their cell phones are able to run Google services better than other phones. Right now, I can’t imagine how any device could be more optimized for YouTube videos than the iPhone so I wonder if for Google, the services are more important or the phone.

In other words, is it better to have services run well across as many platforms as possible and if so, then what differentiators with the HTC Dream based on Google Android bring to the table? Time will tell of course but this article does discuss what features we can expect in greater detail.