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Chrome and the Android Wars

2021/2/23
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Brian Rakowski
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Fred Vogelstein
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Hiroshi Lockheimer
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Linus Upson
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Megan
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Susan Athey
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Megan: 在肯尼亚,Android系统几乎垄断了手机市场,Google成为互联网的守门人。这与美国市场的情况大相径庭,突显了Google在全球范围内的影响力。Android手机的普及,特别是低价Android手机的普及,使得Google的搜索和其他应用成为默认选项,巩固了Google在全球互联网市场的地位。 Alex Kantrowitz & Shereen Ghaffari: Google从搜索引擎巨头发展成为全球数十亿人访问互联网的主要途径,其发展历程远早于Android系统。Google早期面临生存威胁,这种生存主义意识塑造了其发展战略,最终使其获得全球主导地位。Google在移动互联网领域的竞争,以及与苹果公司的竞争,是其发展历程中的关键事件。 Brian Rakowski: Google早期发展面临微软的巨大威胁,微软控制着当时的互联网浏览器市场。Google工具栏是其对抗微软策略的一部分,通过与其他公司合作,提高工具栏安装率。Chrome浏览器的成功超出了Google的预期,成为全球最受欢迎的浏览器,并对互联网发展产生了重大影响。Google将移动互联网视为下一个竞争焦点,并为此做出了战略调整。 Linus Upson: Google开发Chrome浏览器是为了摆脱对微软浏览器的依赖,并改善网络体验。Google最初与Mozilla合作开发Firefox浏览器,后因推出Chrome浏览器而终止合作。 Fred Vogelstein: Google收购Android公司,标志着其进军移动领域的开始,但硬件开发的难度给Google带来了挑战。Google以5000万美元收购Android,这笔交易体现了Google对移动领域的重视。iPhone的发布促使Android团队重新设计其手机,以提升其外观和用户体验。Google的智能手机计划激怒了Steve Jobs,标志着Google和苹果公司之间竞争的开始。 Hiroshi Lockheimer: Google将Android开源的做法在当时被视为激进之举,与当时的行业惯例不同。 Susan Athey: 批评者认为Google操纵了Android系统的开放性,以确保其产品在Android手机上占据主导地位。 Colin Smith (Google spokesperson): Google回应称Android系统是开放的,任何人都可以自由使用其源代码。

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The episode explores how Google became the gatekeeper to the internet for billions through the dominance of Android, starting from a survivalist mode to achieving global dominance.

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Today, nearly all of the world's smartphones are powered by Android. Which means Google is the gatekeeper to the Internet for billions of people. The story of Android is the story of how Google became so big. And it started with an existential threat. With Google in survivalist mode.

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