Before joining GV, Miner was a co-founder of Android, Inc., origin of the Android mobile operating system and was an executive on the Android team after its acquisition by Google. [2] Miner also co-founded Wildfire Communications, [3] a voice communications startup that was sold to Orange in April 2000. [4]

Apr 25, 1999 · Rich Miner is a co-founder of Android and also a pioneer and innovator in mobile communications and interface-intensive applications. After Google’s acquisition of Android in 2005, Rich spent his first three years at Google as an executive on the Android team and helped lead Android development and its ecosystem.

Apr 15, 2019 · A triple River Hawk, Miner’s reputation in the world of technology is legendary. He co-founded the company Android, which developed what is now the world’s most popular mobile operating system, used by 2.5 billion people and commanding more …

Jan 20, 2025 · Android co-founder Rich Miner has reacted to attributing the loss of the smartphone wars to Android largely to Gates' own decisions.

Jan 16, 2025 · Rich Miner’s involvement in the mobile industry dates back to the early 2000s when he helped launch the first Windows Mobile phone, the SPV, in 2002. His experience during this time sparked concerns about Microsoft’s potential to monopolize the mobile market as it …

Jan 14, 2025 · Gates revealed that his biggest regret is allowing Google to develop Android, which he calls the "standard non-Apple phone form platform" and values at $400 billion. Despite Microsoft’s early lead with Windows Mobile, mismanagement and underestimating the iPhone's potential allowed Google to dominate the mobile market.

Jan 15, 2025 · Rich Miner, co-founder of Android, didn’t hold back when pointing fingers at Bill Gates over Microsoft’s failure to dominate the smartphone market. Miner’s comments come on the heels of Gates admitting that losing to Android was one of Microsoft’s biggest blunders, costing the tech giant an estimated $400 billion in market value.

Mar 2, 2016 · The last time I sat down with Rich Miner, the co-founder of the mobile operating system Android, he talked about the huge opportunity in the mobile enterprise space.

After earning his computer science degrees from UMass Lowell, Miner went on to co-found Android, which today is the world’s most popular mobile operating system with more than 3.6 billion users in 190 countries.

Nov 29, 2023 · Android co-founder Rich Miner says he helped cellular carrier Orange build a walled garden of apps. That’s where he worked before he joined the original Android team, and he said it led to user...