Chalk this one up to the list of things that will almost inevitably happen. The Bits blog over at The New York Times has a story about Facebook assembling a team comprised of former Apple folks to help build them a phone. This evokes a bit of a yawn from me, because until we see a working phone, there's not too much to be said.

I'm sure there'll be a lot of people interested in this in theory. After all, most of the world has a Facebook account. But how many people love Facebook enough to turn their mobile life over to them? I'm guessing not enough to put a major dent in the marketplace. And that's if it's a good experience. I doubt version one or two will be. This stuff ain't easy. It only looks that way because of the success Google has had with Android volume and the crazy profitability of the iPhone for Apple.