Google’s Android mobile platform is a force to be reckoned with. In the three years since the operating system first landed on a phone, Google booted top phone manufacturers RIM, Apple and Nokia from their resting places as market leaders. 2 of every 5 phones sold in 2011 will be Android devices, according to estimates by IDC research.
Among other things, Android’s explosive growth is due in large part to its enthusiastic community of developers. In part, they’re the ones who fuel platform growth by expanding the application ecosystem. They inject apps like Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja into the Android Market, games which have superseded their place in the tech world and made their way into mainstream pop culture. Developers create the content we want, fueling the sales of new devices and furthering Google’s mobile platform.
And Google wants to take care of its own.
Google’s fourth annual developer conference, Google I/O, kicks off on Tuesday in downtown San Francisco. In its biggest I/O yet, the conference will feature 110 individual developer sessions with over 250 speakers spanning two days. More than 5,500 developers are expected to attend.
Among other things, Android’s explosive growth is due in large part to its enthusiastic community of developers. In part, they’re the ones who fuel platform growth by expanding the application ecosystem. They inject apps like Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja into the Android Market, games which have superseded their place in the tech world and made their way into mainstream pop culture. Developers create the content we want, fueling the sales of new devices and furthering Google’s mobile platform.
And Google wants to take care of its own.
Google’s fourth annual developer conference, Google I/O, kicks off on Tuesday in downtown San Francisco. In its biggest I/O yet, the conference will feature 110 individual developer sessions with over 250 speakers spanning two days. More than 5,500 developers are expected to attend.
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