Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has just revealed the biggest mistake of his career – and it cost him a staggering $400 billion! Speaking at an event hosted by Village Global, Gates made a candid confession about a decision that ultimately benefited Android and changed the tech world forever. What was this massive blunder, and how did it shape the future of mobile technology?
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and its CEO until 2000, participated as a speaker at an event organized by Village Global. During a conversation with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz, he admitted that he regretted not entering the competition in the smartphone operating system market.
As you know, Apple entered the market in June 2007 with the iPhone, and Android-powered phones took their place in the market in September 2008. Windows Phone 7, which entered the competition in October 2010, managed to attract attention. However, by the time Windows joined the race, 99% of the market had already been captured by Android and iOS!
Gates explained that in the software world, especially in terms of platforms, the winner takes all, and he pointed out an interesting calculation. He stated that Microsoft could have gained a strong position in the $400 billion smartphone operating system market as the second player after Apple if they had done what Google did.
In short, Microsoft's failure to enter the smartphone operating system competition opened the door for Google to dominate the $400 billion market, making Android the world's most popular mobile operating system!