Samsung almost bought android

Android is the most used operating system in the world. But the reality could have been totally different. The reason? There was a time when Android may have been owned by Samsung. Something that would have undoubtedly changed the world of the operating system.

Samsung almost bought Android

We have to go back to 2003 to find ourselves in the situation. At that time, the still unknown Andy Rubin, was beginning to develop an operating system that was to be used for digital camcorders. Although soon after it happened to focus on mobile phones.

Samsung's Android?

Andy Rubin developed the project with his team, but in 2005 the funding was terminated. So they started looking for new investors. So he went door to door to explain this project. And in this way it was planted at the headquarters of Samsung. There he had a meeting with the leaders of the Korean company. And as you can imagine, the answer was negative. They even scoffed at the idea.

Soon after, Google announced that it was taking over the project and that it would pay all costs. So they ended up spending 50 million dollars. All this to stand up to Microsoft, which was already developing Windows Phone. And in this way Android was born.

And the rest is history. We all know Android today, many of you use it, and we can see how Google has benefited greatly from this operating system. Nor can it be said that Samsung has done poorly, since it is the best-selling mobile brand on the market. So there has been a happy ending for all parties involved in the story.