Android has come a long way since it launched as a
humble Cupcake way back on October 28th 2008. Why
Google was deliberating what to do with its fledgling
mobile operating system, envisioning more of a
BlackBerry-esque type of device, complete with a
physical keyboard and a navi pad, the launch of the OG iPhone in 2007 left it quickly scrambling for a totally different device, the HTC Dream/G1, with a side-sliding keyboard, still of the physical variety. The rest is history, and a beautiful one at that, as the
infographic below suggests. Listed there are the key
events, features and developments in the long but
fairly non-bumpy ride that Android took to arrive at its
current sixth reincarnation as a... s'more. During that
voyage, Android quickly became the number one mobile OS globally, and here is how it all happened.

I still use gingerbread tho :p