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Interested to see your sources on this. I was under the impression Android started first but Apple beat them to the announcement
by skeletonjelly 10y ago
Interested to see your sources on this. I was under the impression Android started first but Apple beat them to the announcement
- sosborn 10y agohttp://www.pcworld.com/article/254539/original_android_prototype_revealed_during_google_oracle_trial.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/254539/original_android_proto...
- fossuser 10y agoI had read they had a "Dream" android phone prototype they were working on that was blackberry like [1]. There was also rumored to be a second one that was more iPhone like slated for down the line, but when the Apple demo happened Google immediately scrapped their blackberry like phone and the second one became the first. Interesting that Google recognized the importance and adapted quickly while Ballmer laughed it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U [1]: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/25/2974676/this-was-the-original-google-phone-presented-in-2006 http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/25/2974676/this-was-the-origi...
- moojah 10y agoIf you walk through the new London Google office by kings cross, you can see the original android phone right by their restaurant. It looked just like a blackberry / Nokia E62..