Andy Rubin moving to new role in Google, Sundar Pichai to lead Android and Chrome.

[ChazUK]

http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/update-from-ceo.html

Going forward, Sundar Pichai will lead Android, in addition to his existing work with Chrome and Apps. Sundar has a talent for creating products that are technically excellent yet easy to use—and he loves a big bet. Take Chrome, for example. In 2008, people asked whether the world really needed another browser. Today Chrome has hundreds of millions of happy users and is growing fast thanks to its speed, simplicity and security. So while Andy’s a really hard act to follow, I know Sundar will do a tremendous job doubling down on Android as we work to push the ecosystem forward.

How long until these two platforms merge?

 

[DeathChill]

So in a few months Andy will probably be gone officially, I'm betting. I wonder what happened.

 

[Tig Bitties]

I see Google going to a full fledged Desktop OS in the near future.

Plus Android 5.0 having a lot more Chrome OS stuff in the Android phone OS.

The two will eventually merge into one big OS, and try to compete with Mac OSX and iOS.

And in 2014 Google will push hard their homemade phones, built my Motorola which they now own. And really try to hammer on the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5.

 

[OllyW]

Please continue in the iOS Blog thread.