Reading through this article shows the AT&T is planning on launching two Android based phones by the end of this year. One, a phone dubbed ‘Lancaster’, is slated for august the other, Motorola’s Heron in the late third quarter.

So what does this mean? It is business playing safe. AT&T is making sure that all their eggs are not in the iPhone basket. Smart, especially if they are unable to renegotiate their iPhone exclusivity contract. In doing so, AT&T will be able to shield against profit lost by providing a diverse product catalog to drive in customers from all walks of life and needs.

Also, as a bit of an aside and a post to be explored in the coming days as i gather more information, with more android based devices coming out, an android take over of the iPhone bakery is in store. That sounds like a PG version of Terminator doesn’t it?