Difference between revisions of "Android History"
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September-November, 2009 - Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Sony/Ericsson announce new Android phones | September-November, 2009 - Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Sony/Ericsson announce new Android phones | ||
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| + | November, 2009 - Google [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/announcing-google-maps-navigation-for.html announces] [http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/index.html#p=default Maps Navigation] program | ||
** Business analysis: [http://abovethecrowd.com/2009/10/29/google-redefines-disruption-the-%E2%80%9Cless-than-free%E2%80%9D-business-model/ Google Redefines Disruption: the "Less than Free" Business Model] | ** Business analysis: [http://abovethecrowd.com/2009/10/29/google-redefines-disruption-the-%E2%80%9Cless-than-free%E2%80%9D-business-model/ Google Redefines Disruption: the "Less than Free" Business Model] | ||
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Revision as of 15:28, 28 June 2010
This page has a few tidbits regarding the history of Android
Overview
- Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web Wired article, June 2008
- Has a description of Rubin and Page's first meeting, and the overall Google strategy for Android
- Some additional commentary (see the last 4 paragraphs) are at: The forgotten history of Android
2005
August, 2007 - Google acquires Android Inc.
- See Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal - Business Week, August 2005
2007
- See I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone - New York Times article about Andy Rubin, Nov 2007
November, 2007 - Creation of Open Handset Alliance
2008
October, 2008 - The first phone, the G1, ships in the U.S.
2009
February, 2009 - The Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF) is formed in Japan.
April, 2009 - 1.5 update (codenamed "CupCake")
July, 2009 - Mentor Graphics acquires Embedded Alley
September, 2009 - 1.6 SDK released (codenamed "Donut")
September-November, 2009 - Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Sony/Ericsson announce new Android phones
October, 2001 - 2.0 SDK released (codenamed "Eclair")
November, 2009 - Google announces Maps Navigation program
- Business analysis: Google Redefines Disruption: the "Less than Free" Business Model
