Google’s big
hardware moment is
also its
biggest test
Few would argue Android got off to a slow start. Back in 2008, it was the eagerly anticipated
Google mobile platform that was supposed to take on the barely year-old Apple iPhone and venerable RIM (BlackBerry).
The first
Android phone, the
HTC-built
G1, was unusual and distinctive. It even had a dedicated, physical search button (
so Google), but it didn’t inspire or sell very well. For a long time, Android appeared to have a failure-to-launch problem
Motorola arguably could be credited with rescuing Android from obscurity. Eventually, the Android mantle was passed from Motorola to
Samsung and success built upon success until the platform owned
a stunning majority of the global market.
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