[mnbion]

Google is increasingly treating Android as an iOS alternative for the developing world and outsourcing core Android development to its Indian offices.

The reason they are doing this is probably because the non-tech management MBAs running Google are all using iPhones.

[alexeiz]

> non-tech management MBAs running Google are all using iPhones

That's a kiss of death. I remember while working at Windows Phone team at Microsoft, a lot of program managers and designers were using iPhones and Macs. Unsurprisingly their own product never got off the ground because they failed to develop a vision for it. Android at Google is in a slightly better position, but this kind of attitude of not using your own product but preferring a competitor's one leads to inevitable decline.

[krolley]

I recall around that time reading a story where if Steve Ballmer would catch you using an iPhone on the MSFT campus he would blow up. At the time, comments were "make a better phone" but I agree with your position. It's surprising though, eating your own dogfood is one of the golden rules of development. Such a pity Microsoft didn't stick with Windows Phone.

[conscience]

Were you like I have nothing useful to add, but while I'm driving by why don't I just fart on India...

The market share speaks for itself.

For what it's worth, India with over a billion people is a large market for Android.

Anyway, the iOS market share seems to be increasing rapidly in India. See https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/devices/ip...).