ND Why Google Did Android (www.tbray.org)
552 points by zdw 2227 days ago | 348 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
The author shares why Google developed Android, citing a threat from Apple's potential monopoly on mobile devices.
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reasoning
The content is an article about Google's decision to develop Android, discussing its history and motivations, with no ex