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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

On October 22, 2008, the HTC Dream (sold in the US as the T-Mobile G1) went on sale — the first commercial Android phone. Android is now the most-used mobile operating system in the world.

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Why this date?

  • Google acquired Android Inc. in 2005, reportedly for around $50 million.
  • The first device, the HTC Dream, had a sliding hardware QWERTY keyboard.
  • Android now runs on over 70% of all smartphones globally.
  • The Google Play Store has more than 3 million apps available today.

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