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But at this time, this seemed insane.</p><p>Because the company was struggling financially:</p><p>No products.<br />No revenue.<br />Just 4 guys and a dream.<br />To make it worse, the mobile phone industry was locked down tight by software giants:</p><p>• Nokia controlled its software<br />• Microsoft charged for Windows Mobile<br />• BlackBerry kept everything in-house</p><p>The idea of giving away a free Mobile phone Operating system (OS) was Laughable.</p><p>But Google, just as they saw the future of YouTube, saw something much bigger - Mobile phones would become the primary way people access the internet. With that google search engine will be irresistible </p><p>They weren't buying software.<br />They were buying the future of computing.</p><p>To protect their search engine business, they pushed to buy </p><p>This was the real threat:<br />If Microsoft or Nokia dominated mobile, they could:<br />• Block Google Search<br />• Push their own services<br />• Control the future of digital advertising</p><p>Google couldn't let that happen. </p><p>So they made their boldest move yet. Buy out the entire company, not just the product. </p><p>But they didn't just buy Android. They kept it open-source.<br />Why? <br />This was genius because they wanted:<br />• To give Phone makers free software,<br />• help Android developers get a free platform<br />• Help Users have more choices.</p><p>Result? Companies like Samsung, Huawei, HTC can distribute their Android devices freely</p><p>Everyone won...</p><p>Except Google's competitors. 😁<br />Blackberry<br />Nokia <br />Microsoft <br /> Because within 10 years of Android's free open-source purchase, their company was gone. </p><p>wondering why you have not seen them again today.<br />Cos' everyone prefers an open-source free phone where you don't have to pay for anything after the initial purchase. </p><p>That's the masterstroke <br />In 2008, the first Android phone was launched;</p><p>The HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1)</p><p>It wasn't pretty.<br />It wasn't smooth.</p><p>But it was the beginning of a revolution...<br />Because Google did something unprecedented:<br />They gave manufacturers complete freedom:</p><p>• Change the interface<br />• Add new features<br />• Customize everything<br />This sparked an explosion of innovation...</p><p>Companies like Samsung, HTC, LG, and others could now compete with Apple without building an OS from scratch.</p><p>The result?</p><p>Android powers 71% of all smartphones worldwide.</p><p>That's billions of devices running Google's software.<br />But here's what makes this truly genius:</p><p>In everything Google builds, it always finds a way to monetize.</p><p>How does Google make money from its $50 million investment? </p><p>The truth is, Google doesn't make money from Android directly.<br />Instead, they make money from:<br />• Play Store fees<br />• Google Search<br />• Digital advertising<br />• User data<br />The platform is free, but the ecosystem is priceless.</p><p>This $50M bet didn't just transform mobile.<br />It transformed how we:<br />• Connect<br />• Shop<br />• Work<br />• Live</p><p>The lesson?<br />Sometimes the biggest opportunities look like the riskiest bets.<br />Google's Android gamble teaches us:<br />The best investments aren't about what something is today.<br />They're about what something could become tomorrow.<br />And sometimes, giving away value is the best way to capture it.</p><p>Source FB </p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/TechStories\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>TechStories</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Android\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Alphabet\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Alphabet</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Google\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Nokia\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Nokia</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/GSM\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>GSM</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/POSIX\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>POSIX</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BlackBerry\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>BlackBerry</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/HTC\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>HTC</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/LG\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>LG</span></a></p>",
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Companies like Samsung, Huawei, HTC can distribute their Android devices freely</p><p>Everyone won...</p><p>Except Google's competitors. 😁<br />Blackberry<br />Nokia <br />Microsoft <br /> Because within 10 years of Android's free open-source purchase, their company was gone. </p><p>wondering why you have not seen them again today.<br />Cos' everyone prefers an open-source free phone where you don't have to pay for anything after the initial purchase. </p><p>That's the masterstroke <br />In 2008, the first Android phone was launched;</p><p>The HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1)</p><p>It wasn't pretty.<br />It wasn't smooth.</p><p>But it was the beginning of a revolution...<br />Because Google did something unprecedented:<br />They gave manufacturers complete freedom:</p><p>• Change the interface<br />• Add new features<br />• Customize everything<br />This sparked an explosion of innovation...</p><p>Companies like Samsung, HTC, LG, and others could now compete with Apple without building an OS from scratch.</p><p>The result?</p><p>Android powers 71% of all smartphones worldwide.</p><p>That's billions of devices running Google's software.<br />But here's what makes this truly genius:</p><p>In everything Google builds, it always finds a way to monetize.</p><p>How does Google make money from its $50 million investment? </p><p>The truth is, Google doesn't make money from Android directly.<br />Instead, they make money from:<br />• Play Store fees<br />• Google Search<br />• Digital advertising<br />• User data<br />The platform is free, but the ecosystem is priceless.</p><p>This $50M bet didn't just transform mobile.<br />It transformed how we:<br />• Connect<br />• Shop<br />• Work<br />• Live</p><p>The lesson?<br />Sometimes the biggest opportunities look like the riskiest bets.<br />Google's Android gamble teaches us:<br />The best investments aren't about what something is today.<br />They're about what something could become tomorrow.<br />And sometimes, giving away value is the best way to capture it.</p><p>Source FB </p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/TechStories\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>TechStories</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Android\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Alphabet\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Alphabet</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Google\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Nokia\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Nokia</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/GSM\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>GSM</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/POSIX\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>POSIX</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BlackBerry\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>BlackBerry</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/HTC\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>HTC</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/LG\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>LG</span></a></p>"
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