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It is a stretch to call Android a "staggering business failure" based on losses incurred by Motorola. Android wasn't intended to make money directly -- it was
by arscan 14y ago
It is a stretch to call Android a "staggering business failure" based on losses incurred by Motorola. Android wasn't intended to make money directly -- it was intended to protect Google's real interests (remote services that drive advertising revenue). Closed mobile platforms could easily cut Google off from their users, and ultimately their revenue stream.
Perhaps it wasn't smart for Google to get into the hardware business in the mobile space. But calling Android a business failure because of it? No way.
- rhizome 14y agoGiven the events of the day, I'm considering stories like this to be bear attempts at stock price manipulation.
- htf 14y agoYes, and Google hasn't really even gotten started yet with monetizing Android. The real money maker will be Google Wallet. Just imagine Google taking a 2% cut out of every transaction you make through an Android phone. No one will be calling Android a failure then.
- rst 14y agoParticularly since they bought Motorola in large part to get access to its patent portfolio.