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Google already has a trackrecord of beating Microsoft. Do you remember Windows Phone? Well Google made Android in response to Windows Phone + Bing threat not in
by mrkramer 4y ago
Google already has a trackrecord of beating Microsoft. Do you remember Windows Phone? Well Google made Android in response to Windows Phone + Bing threat not in response to iPhone.
- HarHarVeryFunny 4y agoWell, Steve Ballmer wasn't exactly an innovator - just kept milking the cash cow. Satya Nadella seems way more tuned into the zeitgeist. His heavy bet on OpenAI may seem excessive, but at worst it's going to be cheap insurance and at best may be a game changer. I think Google's producing Android was a reaction to BOTH iPhone and Windows Phone - they didn't want to be frozen out of the mobile advertizing market by competitors that owned the platforms.
- int_19h 4y agoWindows Phone launched in late 2010, long after Android. Do you mean Windows CE / Windows Mobile? But if so, those weren't really a serious threat to anyone.
- mrkramer 4y agoYeah I meant Windows Mobile/Phone.
- Keyframe 4y ago..and Chrome
- fsh 4y agoGoogle bought Android Inc. in 2005, 5 years before the launch of Windows Phone.