Dive summary:
- Google announced the head of Android mobile operating system Andy Rubin will be stepping away from his post and Sundar Pichai, current head of Google Chrome, will be taking his place.
- Rubin will not be completely leaving the company but will just "start a new chapter at Google" according to Google execs; speculation is that Rubin might be moving to work with the Google Glass division.
- Pichai will be taking on the Android responsibilities in addition to still heading up Chrome.
From the article:
"Surely, Pichai is stepping into some Shaq-sized kicks in taking over Android. A year before Google acquired Rubin's Android Inc. in 2005, Google was 'building our [mobile] software pretty much device by device,' Page noted in his post. Nearly eight years since the deal, 'Android is the most used mobile operating system in the world: we have a global partnership of over 60 manufacturers; more than 750 million devices have been activated globally; and 25 billion apps have now been downloaded from Google Play,' said Page."