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Android, Inc. was founded in 2003 in Palo Alto, California by Andy Rubin and others to develop an advanced operating system for digital cameras but later changed focus to developing a smartphone OS to compete with Symbian and Windows Mobile. Despite being founded by experienced mobile software developers, Android Inc. operated secretly until it ran out of money in 2003 when Steve Perlman, a friend of Rubin's, provided a $10,000 cash investment without taking a stake in the company.

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Palo Alto, California Andy Rubin Danger Rich Miner T-Mobile Webtv

Android, Inc. was founded in 2003 in Palo Alto, California by Andy Rubin and others to develop an advanced operating system for digital cameras but later changed focus to developing a smartphone OS to compete with Symbian and Windows Mobile. Despite being founded by experienced mobile software developers, Android Inc. operated secretly until it ran out of money in 2003 when Steve Perlman, a friend of Rubin's, provided a $10,000 cash investment without taking a stake in the company.

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Android, Inc.

was founded in Palo Alto, California in October 2003 by Andy Rubin (co-founder
of Danger),[22] Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.),[23] Nick Sears (once VP
at T-Mobile),[24] and Chris White (headed design and interface development at WebTV[16]) to
develop, in Rubin's words, "smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location
and preferences".[16] The early intentions of the company were to develop an advanced operating
system for digital cameras. Though, when it was realized that the market for the devices was not
large enough, the company diverted its efforts toward producing a smartphone operating system
that would rival Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile.[25] Despite the past accomplishments of
the founders and early employees, Android Inc. operated secretly, revealing only that it was
working on software for mobile phones.[16] That same year, Rubin ran out of money. Steve
Perlman, a close friend of Rubin, brought him $10,000 in cash in an envelope and refused a
stake in the company.[26]

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