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Nobody believed mobile would be the fastest growing segment of tech I disagree about this one. In 2007: + AdMob raised $15M for their Series B from Accel and
by mikeleeorg 14y ago
Nobody believed mobile would be the fastest growing segment of tech
I disagree about this one. In 2007:
+ AdMob raised $15M for their Series B from Accel and Sequoia.
+ Google announced their Android platform (after having purchased it in 2005).
+ Apple launches the iPhone.
I would say those are major examples of the big bets large corporations and investors were placing on mobile being a fast, if not the fastest growing segment of tech.
- toddheasley 14y agoI get the author's point, but I also strongly disagree that the economy was doing "incredibly well." I think it was fairly obvious even 5 years prior to 2007 that the wheels were coming off. For me it felt like a slow motion accident. Same with mobile; you're only startled by the impact if you were looking the other direction.
- vacri 14y agoAlso in 2007, the eeepc showed everyone that there was immense potential in small form factor computers.