[snprbob86]

Android, Chrome, and much of the other cool tech Google builds are not focused on "winning". They are focused on changing the game. It is not about gaining market share percentage-wise, it is about growing the market.

Phones are the primary way a large portion of the world will be introduced to the internet. The more people on the net using Google's products, the more money Google makes. If Android never sells one phone, but Apple and Microsoft have a fire lit under their asses to make better phones, then Android is a success.