First Android revenue numbers revealed: $278.1m in 2010, iPhone more lucrative
First Android revenue numbers revealed: $278.1m in 2010, iPhone more lucrative
The Google / Oracle trial continues to reveal a wealth of inside information about Android — in addition to seeing the earliest mockups of a "Google Phone" earlier today, we're also seeing how the platform was doing in 2010, courtesy of a quarterly review presentation given on July 12, 2010 by Andy Rubin and four of his deputies.
There's a staggering gap between ads and apps
The most interesting aspect of the presentation are the revenue numbers presented, since Google has never explained exactly how much money Android generates for the company. Obviously things are different now with many more Android devices activated, but in July 2010 with 20m phones in the market, Google forecast that it would double the number of phones to 40m by...
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