Google Lost The Guy Who Started Android

AP Andy Rubin. Andy Rubin, the founder of Android, is leaving Google after joining the company when his startup was acquired in 2005.

Rubin was in charge of the Android division until 2013, and he helped transform it from a small open-source platform into the biggest mobile operating system in the world.

Now Rubin is going to create a startup accelerator for companies focused on hardware, according to The Wall Street Journal. Based on what we've heard about Rubin from our sources, it sounds like a great fit.

One source who previously worked with Rubin described him as an excellent founder, explaining how he was different from Sundar Pichai, the Google exec currently leading the Android and Chrome divisions who just got a major promotion last week.

"I think Andy is probably the best person in the world to take something from zero to one," our source said in a previous interview before Rubin's departure. "Sundar is probably one of the best people in the world to take something from 100 to 1,000."

Another former colleague of Rubin's said Rubin always encouraged the startup culture at Google. Rubin's departure came as somewhat of a surprise, our source said, because it seemed as if he liked what he was doing there. At the same time, this person said, working at an accelerator fit in with what Rubin wanted to do.

"He's an entrepreneur. He likes to think fast and innovate," one source said in an interview prior to Rubin's exit, in reference to Android being handed over to Pichai. "I think that at some point, Android got so big that it's not necessarily that same challenge. And I think he still wants to have some more challenges and make some more great things happen."

Our source didn't know why Rubin suddenly left the company but speculated that it could have something to do with Page's recent reorganization. Or, it could simply be that Rubin is more interested in working with early stage startups at this time.

Standing ovation guys.wouldnt have been typing this if not for this guy.the father of Android.

God bless you for giving us android, if not,we would still be paying high for iPhones....

Wow. Just learning that he is the one who discovered android. Well he can be proud of his invention.

I am highly impressed, almost fell victim to the blackberry virus when bb first landed...I'm loving android

Confusing thought you said the man is dead I was abt to write rip on till I read tru God forgive our Op

godofwar666:
Confusing thought you said the man is dead I was abt to write rip on till I read tru God forgive our Op

me too o

Andy rubin co-founder of google has left. Pray that google remains the company it is today and even becomes better

I thought he was dead ni ke op change the title of the thread

akinsadeez:
Wow. Just learning that he is the one who discovered android. Well he can be proud of his invention.

android is open source. As well as a continious/ increamental technology. You cannot attribute it to a single inventor the guy just merely improved the android o.s and made it popular.

godofwar666:
Confusing thought you said the man is dead I was abt to write rip on till I read tru God forgive our Op

same here

I doff my hat to this guy for creating the most flexible user friendly operating system in this world #Android




I pray nothing negative happens to 'android' as he's leaving





OP, why am I seeing 'Samsung Galaxy S' behind him in the picture??

He felt he has proved his worth over there,time to try other endeavors.

Kudos to him.

RIP

Hope his invention will not follow him

Eeeeyahhh!

Big companies acquiring intelligent start ups.

This guy would have been among Worlds richest men if he hadn't sold his start up to Google..

Hmm. Someone who has taken something form 0 to 1,000,000,000.

Whats my business there sef.

I respect this guy. God bless you. Will not wait till u die before I say u are a great man.

These are Brains that run the world, they dictate what happens in our world with the creativity of their minds...I can only except good more great and innovative inventions.
#I salute Great minds!

CHINCHONG

Reski:
android is open source. As well as a continious/ increamental technology. You cannot attribute it to a single inventor the guy just merely improved the android o.s and made it popular.

See them haters, the thread say founder and you are saying improved, abeg park well make I drive pass before I batch your yeye tuketuke

funny comments we got @ 1st me tot d guy z dead hmmm Nigeria n confusing (fake headlines)

aguiyi:


See them haters, the thread say founder and you are saying improved, abeg park well make I drive pass before I batch your yeye tuketuke

don't blme em dts wht borrowed lAnguage is causing...... THUMPS UP android dude

akinsadeez:
Wow. Just learning that he is the one who discovered android. Well he can be proud of his invention.

Android was actually discovered ?

Andy Rubin founder of And-R-oid.

Maybe that's how the Android name was coined... from And-y R-ubin.

Kudos to him and wish him success in his new venture.

He did a great job and left a great legacy. The world needs more geniuses like him

Just got to know that Andy is the guy behind this lovely Android platform...kudos man!

SlyIg:


Android was actually discovered ?

The article says he is the Founder abi. .

akinsadeez:


The article says he is the Founder abi. .

A founder discovers?
I think found and discover are two different things sha.
One can only discover what has already been in existence. For instance, the man that discovered the sea route to India and the founder of Nairaland. The sea route has been there and was just discovered but nairaland is entirely an innovation founded by Seun.
Though we do interchange the two words at times sha.