That’s right, Android began with a focus on cameras, according to Andy Rubin, creator of the original system, the initial intention of his invention was to reach the photography market.
However, Google acquired Android Inc in 2005 and the plans gradually changed and became more ambitious, making the platform the success it is today.
Recently Android reached 1.5 million activations per day, to think that the story could have been different, Android an operating system for digital cameras.
“In the end, we decided that the digital camera market wasn’t big enough. Still, I was worried about Symbian and Microsoft. The iPhone didn’t even exist”, said Rubin, who imagined Android as a perfect connection between the PC and the camera.
After selling his company to Google, Rubin worked as the leader of the Android operating system within Google for 8 years, last month he left his position to work in other areas with the idea of starting a new chapter of creations.
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