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> I remember Andy's second point. He argued that if Google did not act, we faced a Draconian future, future where one man, one company, one device, one carrier
by millstone 14y ago
> I remember Andy's second point. He argued that if Google did not act, we faced a Draconian future, future where one man, one company, one device, one carrier would be our only choice.
When exactly was this point supposedly made?
"One man, one company, one device..." is presumably a reference to the iPhone. So if Google did not act (by buying Android) then the iPhone would dominate? But Google bought Android before the iPhone was even announced.
This sounds like a big retcon to me.
- retcon5 14y agoGoogle had Eric Schmidt on Apple's board and knew about iPhone way before it was announced. He used this inside information to benefit Google, for instance buying up Android before iPhone was released.
- Shooti 14y agoSchmidt joined the Apple board 4 months before the iPhone's public unveiling: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/08/29Google-CEO-Dr-Eric-Schmidt-Joins-Apples-Board-of-Directors.html http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/08/29Google-CEO-Dr-Eric... Not much of a heads up.
- JasonDiaz 14y agoVery interesting and valid comments made. Vic hosted at Google IO 2010, he made those statements public, perhaps to get the dev audience amped up to the idea of Android vs the establishment. The first prototype Android is telling, it's said that Eric was given an iPhone prototype. Quick visit to the drawing board? The crux, Google is about ads, can they monetize Android?
- isleyaardvark 14y agoLet's get the timeline on that quote right. In the linked video it's Vic Gundotra talking about starting work at Google, and the first day he met Andy Rubin at Google. According to his wiki "Gundotra joined Google in June 2007". That was well after iPhone was announced in Jan 07 and at most a month before it was released (also in June 07). As far as explaining the purpose of the Android project, it makes sense. It was the purpose of the project at the time, and not the reason Android was purchased: the "one man/company/device" would've been a legitimate concern at the time Rubin made that statement.