Google

What do people around the world use over one billion times per day, and processes about twenty-four petabytes of user information every day? It’s a company that since it started as a privately held company in September 1998 has profited over 6½ Billion dollars! That company is Google, and I’m going to be giving you some history of the company, and tell you a couple things they offer other than just a search engine. Such as the android operating system, and Google apps.A. Google history. Founders (Larry Page and Sergey Brin, while the two were attending Stanford University as Ph.D. candidates.)Roots It was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 4, 1998, and its initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004., Profits Ninety-nine percent of Google's revenue is derived from its advertising programs. And have totaled in at 23.651 Billion Dollars in revenue since it began B. Android OS Mobile Operating system. ex.(iOS iPhone’s OS) The Android OS can be used to power cellphones, netbooks and tablet PCs. First seen. In September 2008, T-Mobile released the G1, the first Android-based phone. More than a year later on January 5, 2010, Google released an Android phone under its own company name called the Nexus One. Updates Android has seen a number of updates since its original release. These updates to the base operating system typically fix bugs and add new features. Growth Unit sales for Android OS smartphones ranked first among all smartphone OS handsets sold in the U.S. in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2010, with a third quarter market share of 43.6%, And is up 628% from the 3rd quarter of 09.C. Google Apps, 160,000 apps in all small compared to the over 300,000 for apple. But most of the key apps are now available on both. Google Chrome Internet Browser, Google Earth is a virtual globe that allows you to view anywhere on Earth with images obtained from a satellite. , Google Maps is a web mapping system (like map quest), & On November 4,... [continues]

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