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Old 07-28-2010, 02:22 PM   #1
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WSJ: Android to earn $10 Billion annually for Google

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/...icks/?mod=e2tw

He also said Google is positioning itself to earn $10 billion or more per year in the mobile device business, thanks to its Android operating system.

Google is giving away the Android software for free to device makers, who are using it to power dozens of popular devices. By spreading Android, which is growing at a rate of 160,000 new handset activations per day, the company ensures that its Internet search, maps and other ad-supported services will endure as users shift to mobile devices.

“If we have a billion people using Android, you think we can’t make money from that?” Schmidt asked rhetorically.
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