How would the story turn: Samsung could buy Android first
Recall the year 2005. There are no smartphones yet (at least such as we know them now), operators control all the content, complete mess with operating system versions and what works on Motorola is unlikely to launch on Samsung. Application developers are running from smartphones as if from fire, and those who want to do this are forced to literally write a new code for each model separately, often more than 100 options at once.
The revolution, however, is in the air. Andy Rubin begins working on an operating system that was first designed for digital cameras, but then captured smartphones. He began as an engineer at Carl Zeiss, but then worked on operating systems for handheld computers. He had the experience and support of several more engineers. In October 2003, he launches the Android project, but after a year, a startup runs out of money and starts looking for investors.
We all now know that in the end Rubin comes to Google and everyone lives happily ever after. But few people know that Rubin first went with the newborn Android to Samsung. The whole team of eight Android engineers flew to Seoul to meet with the largest phone manufacturer already.
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Rubin had a meeting with 20 Samsung executives, where he represented Android, but instead of enthusiasm or just questions, the answer was silence.
In early 2005, Larry Page agreed to meet with Andy, and after the presentation of Android, he did not just agree to help with money - he decided that Google would buy Android. The entire mobile industry was changing before our eyes, and Page and Brin watched this with concern, fearing, as it were, giants such as Microsoft would not seize the initiative.
Google bought Android for 50 million and by mid-2005 all eight members of the Android team moved to Mountain View. The rest has already become history.
The revolution, however, is in the air. Andy Rubin begins working on an operating system that was first designed for digital cameras, but then captured smartphones. He began as an engineer at Carl Zeiss, but then worked on operating systems for handheld computers. He had the experience and support of several more engineers. In October 2003, he launches the Android project, but after a year, a startup runs out of money and starts looking for investors.
We all now know that in the end Rubin comes to Google and everyone lives happily ever after. But few people know that Rubin first went with the newborn Android to Samsung. The whole team of eight Android engineers flew to Seoul to meet with the largest phone manufacturer already.
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Rubin had a meeting with 20 Samsung executives, where he represented Android, but instead of enthusiasm or just questions, the answer was silence.
What army do you want to create it with? You have only six people. Are you stoned? - that's what they said. They ridiculed me in the meeting room. It happened two weeks before Google bought us, writes Rubin.
In early 2005, Larry Page agreed to meet with Andy, and after the presentation of Android, he did not just agree to help with money - he decided that Google would buy Android. The entire mobile industry was changing before our eyes, and Page and Brin watched this with concern, fearing, as it were, giants such as Microsoft would not seize the initiative.
Google bought Android for 50 million and by mid-2005 all eight members of the Android team moved to Mountain View. The rest has already become history.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/212855/
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