First things first, it was not created by Google! In fact,
they bought it from Android Inc.—you
read that right, that’s the original company’s name—somewhere in 2005. Whereas
Andy Rubin actually created Android back in 2003.
Then, the project went bankrupt
Microsoft didn’t think it was going to be successful
Initially, it didn’t scale images based on device
resolution. This feature came later in version 1.6
We once saw it in space—Star Wars—it has now actually been
sent to space. Nexus One somehow tests the toughness of electronic devices in
space.
Each application in Android runs within its own virtual
machine. That is good for both battery and performance.
