Android Unknown Facts
Android is the latest mobile OS to hit the market with lots of
amazing features and promoted by a group of more than 30 renowned
companies led by no less than Google itself. Still are you aware of all
the Android facts other than its cute logo and geek name, probably not.
So here we bring out the lesser-known Android facts that are sure to
catch your interest in this superb mobile platform.
5 Things You Never Knew About Android:
- If you thought Android was the brainchild of Google, think again.
It was devised way back in 2003 by Andy Rubin and Rich Miner only to
sell it to Google for $50 million. Google put the concept in cold
storage until 2007 when it announced plans to launch the Android mobile
platform. Today Rubin is the director of mobile platforms and Miner the
group manager, both at Google.
- Android is based on Linux, the open source operating system and
Windows challenger. And if anything challenges Microsoft it interests
Google. Apart from this keeping Android source code open means many
developers will be attracted to the development environ and will also
help to keep the costs down and revenues high.
- While the iPhone can only run one app at a time the Android is a
proper multi-tasking mobile OS that can run multiple apps like the
Google Maps, media player, browser at the same time without any hiccups.
Seems like iPhone has some catching up to do at least in one
department.
- Will Android be completely open as previously thought? It seems
not and a good reason for saying this is the fact that the complete
Android code hasn't been disclosed to the developer community and it is
likely that Google will not disclose the crux of the Android code for
reasons best known to it. Be ready for less than full Android
development then.
- You must be wondering hoe does Google benefit from keeping the Android platform open source especially when it doesn't take a dime from the application distributed through the online Android Market. Well Google the old hat wants to dominate the mobile advertising space just like it has dominated the PC web space. So don't be surprised if you see a pop up every now and then while browsing on your Android phone, after all Google doesn't collect the huge chunk of your personal browsing data for nothing, does it?
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