You heard it right folks Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T have all announced that they will be releasing the Google/HTC Android Flagship phone; The Nexus One. This is big news not only for Google, but for the Android platform itself. Many claimed that Android, although gaining substantial market shares, was only a flash in the pan and would be short lived. Many critics claimed that Android was becoming fragmented by lack of updates, and by lack of supporting carriers. Now we can claim that one more of the barriers facing the Android Platform has been removed.

AT&T recently released the Moto Backflip, their first Android based phone, featuring Android 1.5. Soon after they announced that they would be releasing the proclaimed “iPhone Killer,” the Nexus One, to their line of phones. This comes to big news to many. Most can’t help but wonder what Apple is thinking with this bold move when Steve Jobbs himself claimed that Android was dedicated to destroying the iPhone during a closed doors meeting.

With the Nexus coming to all four major carriers (something the iPhone noticeable lacked) it is only proper to wonder how it will not only affect the iPhone sales, but also the spread of Android devices as a whole throughout the cellular market.

For all you Android users out there keep your eyes on this topic, for it has great weight in the community.

We can expect a universal price of $199 USD between all carriers, the same price of the low-end iPhone 3GS.