Android’s vice president of product management is leaving Google to work at Chinese phone maker Xiaomi.
Andrew Barra is a prominent figure for Android and up until this point has appeared at many Google events, such as its annual I/O developer conferences, and shown off new pieces of Android hardware.
But no longer: Barra is ditching Google and, according to tech blog AllThingsD, will pick up work at Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi.
Google grieved for the loss of the employee in a statement, but also joyfully acknowledged the Android affiliation of his new company: “We wish Hugo Barra the best. We’ll miss him at Google and we’re excited that he is staying within the Android ecosystem.”
The news is good for Xiaomi, a company that builds high-end, Android based phones, which ship with an additional layer of proprietary software.
While the company itself is already a promising, up-and-coming prospect, the addition of Barra to their team is certainly a great gain for the company, which may some day in the not-too-distant future rival its giant Asian competitors, such as Samsung.
For Google on the other hand, this is certainly stormy news. Following the recent departure of *Andy Rubin, Android’s original creator, questions must be raised about the future management of Android, and how it will continue to fare in the smartphone market.
Source: AllThingsD
- Read more at http://vr-zone.com/articles/androids...omi/53751.html
Andrew Barra is a prominent figure for Android and up until this point has appeared at many Google events, such as its annual I/O developer conferences, and shown off new pieces of Android hardware.
But no longer: Barra is ditching Google and, according to tech blog AllThingsD, will pick up work at Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi.
Google grieved for the loss of the employee in a statement, but also joyfully acknowledged the Android affiliation of his new company: “We wish Hugo Barra the best. We’ll miss him at Google and we’re excited that he is staying within the Android ecosystem.”
The news is good for Xiaomi, a company that builds high-end, Android based phones, which ship with an additional layer of proprietary software.
While the company itself is already a promising, up-and-coming prospect, the addition of Barra to their team is certainly a great gain for the company, which may some day in the not-too-distant future rival its giant Asian competitors, such as Samsung.
For Google on the other hand, this is certainly stormy news. Following the recent departure of *Andy Rubin, Android’s original creator, questions must be raised about the future management of Android, and how it will continue to fare in the smartphone market.
Source: AllThingsD
- Read more at http://vr-zone.com/articles/androids...omi/53751.html
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