GOOG recently confirmed that the internet giant has lost one
of the most prominent figures in the company. Andy Rubin who was the cofounder
and leader of the companies Android division is about to leave the company.
Rubin took GOOG’s Android technology to new heights and also was now
responsible to lead their robotics division.
The reason behind this departure is that Rubin is now all
set to boost startups instead of working directly on technology hardware
equipment. On the contrary, Google stated that they are not going to draw away
focus from their robotics division and despite any hurdle they come across,
they would continue investing in this sector. This division will now be headed
by James Kuffner who would be replacing Rubin.
Rubin was an asset to the company and since the time Google
had acquired Android, he deployed all his energies in making it the most
popular mobile operating system. After pushing Android to new heights, he
switched to the robotics sector and made a respectable series of acquisitions.
The CEO of the company, Larry page understands the
contributions of Andy and is obliged for his selfless services to the company.
He stated that, “I want to wish Andy all the best with what’s next,” he further
added, “With Android he created something truly remarkable— with a billion-plus
happy users. Thank you.”
The contribution of Rubin are undeniable and he actually
helped the company to come on par with AAPL during a time when Apple was the
only company dominating the Smartphone domain.
He was so badly devoted in making this venture a success that he
actually separated his Android team from Google to that extent that they had
their separate lunchrooms within the same office.
Those who know Rubin personally understand his psychology.
His nature is quite similar to that of an entrepreneur and thus expecting him
to work under constraints was the worst decision by GOOG. On the other hand
Andy Rubin himself cleared why he left Google by saying “didn’t really have any issues with
independence” but chose to separate since he really wanted to do something on
his own. He further cleared that “Larry enabled the robotic effort to run
exactly the way I wanted it to, and we made great progress in our first year,”
Whatever the issue was, Andy Rubin’s departure from GOOG is
a major loss for the company.







