When the Android effort started at Google, neither Apple nor Microsoft were remotely near to being a force in the mobile market (more like Nokia and RIM).
The target was much more obvious than that: the carriers.
Larry Page was tired of carriers dictating device models and data plans to users, so he decided to do something about it.
The target was much more obvious than that: the carriers.
Larry Page was tired of carriers dictating device models and data plans to users, so he decided to do something about it.