Eric Schmidt: Android on Track to Cross 1 Billion Mark This Year

Google CEO Eric Schmidt is very optimistic about Android. Its path, however, is separate from the path of Chrome OS, as Schmidt has more or less put to rest persistent rumors that the two operating systems would soon merge

It’s a story he’s been repeating since the company moved Chrome OS and Apps head Sundar Pichai into the Android lead position vacated by Andy Rubin. “I would be careful about confusing organization design with product design,” Schmidt said during a wide-ranging chat at AllThingsD’s Dive into Mobile Conference in New York on Tuesday.

1 Billion Androids Until Year's End

Schmidt also praised those who are doing new things with Android, “I think it’s fantastic. This is what open source is about.” He added that it’s one of the primary reasons why Android is number one in the world right now. For some perspective on that, Schmidt rattled off a number of recent Android adoption figures: Read more...