▲ 271 ▼ What’s a company that objectively improved after it got “bought out?” (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ch00f@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 261 comments fedilink hide all child comments Everyone knows the tale of Brand X getting bought out by some faceless global conglomerate and going to shit, but does the opposite ever happen?
[–] Gpinmg@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) 🤯 Holy crap how did I not know this! I thought they developed it in house! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CMahaff@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago Looked up the history and they bought it so early on that effectively the whole thing was developed by Google. They bought the startup in 2005 and the first phone came out in 2008. permalink fedilink source parent [+] papalonian@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Android used to be it's own thing, check out the "Droid" phones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rivingtondown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What do you mean by this? What did Motorola Droid phones have to do with Google owning Android or Android being it's own company back in like... 2003? The first Droid used Android as developed by Google in 2009. Google had aquired Android years prior to Droid being a thing. Most Android devices are not created by Google, even to this day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I didn't realize that Google owned the company at that time. I don't remember the advertisements blasting Google's name like they tend to do now. I know that most Android phones aren't made by Google, I was mistaken in thinking the Droid was a popular android device prior to acquisition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is exactly why they started blasting their name on everything lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] notatoad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "droid" was actually a verizon brand, not motorola or google. any droid-branded phone was a verizon rebranding of a phone that was sold as something else outside the US. but yeah, android never existed outside of google. Google bought out android before their first public release. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Demographics@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago The Droid turbo phone did nothing wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CMahaff@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago Looked up the history and they bought it so early on that effectively the whole thing was developed by Google. They bought the startup in 2005 and the first phone came out in 2008. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] papalonian@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Android used to be it's own thing, check out the "Droid" phones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rivingtondown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What do you mean by this? What did Motorola Droid phones have to do with Google owning Android or Android being it's own company back in like... 2003? The first Droid used Android as developed by Google in 2009. Google had aquired Android years prior to Droid being a thing. Most Android devices are not created by Google, even to this day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I didn't realize that Google owned the company at that time. I don't remember the advertisements blasting Google's name like they tend to do now. I know that most Android phones aren't made by Google, I was mistaken in thinking the Droid was a popular android device prior to acquisition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is exactly why they started blasting their name on everything lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] notatoad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "droid" was actually a verizon brand, not motorola or google. any droid-branded phone was a verizon rebranding of a phone that was sold as something else outside the US. but yeah, android never existed outside of google. Google bought out android before their first public release. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Demographics@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago The Droid turbo phone did nothing wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rivingtondown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What do you mean by this? What did Motorola Droid phones have to do with Google owning Android or Android being it's own company back in like... 2003? The first Droid used Android as developed by Google in 2009. Google had aquired Android years prior to Droid being a thing. Most Android devices are not created by Google, even to this day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I didn't realize that Google owned the company at that time. I don't remember the advertisements blasting Google's name like they tend to do now. I know that most Android phones aren't made by Google, I was mistaken in thinking the Droid was a popular android device prior to acquisition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is exactly why they started blasting their name on everything lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] notatoad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "droid" was actually a verizon brand, not motorola or google. any droid-branded phone was a verizon rebranding of a phone that was sold as something else outside the US. but yeah, android never existed outside of google. Google bought out android before their first public release. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I didn't realize that Google owned the company at that time. I don't remember the advertisements blasting Google's name like they tend to do now. I know that most Android phones aren't made by Google, I was mistaken in thinking the Droid was a popular android device prior to acquisition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is exactly why they started blasting their name on everything lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] notatoad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "droid" was actually a verizon brand, not motorola or google. any droid-branded phone was a verizon rebranding of a phone that was sold as something else outside the US. but yeah, android never existed outside of google. Google bought out android before their first public release. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago This is exactly why they started blasting their name on everything lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notatoad@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "droid" was actually a verizon brand, not motorola or google. any droid-branded phone was a verizon rebranding of a phone that was sold as something else outside the US. but yeah, android never existed outside of google. Google bought out android before their first public release. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Demographics@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago The Droid turbo phone did nothing wrong. permalink fedilink source parent