Andy Rubin separates from Google

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.