There’s an evolution from, today we tell computers to do stuff for us, to where computers can actually do stuff for us. For example, if I go and pick up my kids, it would be good for my car to be aware that my kids have entered the car and change the music to something that’s appropriate for them.
Should kids check phones at dinner? I don’t know. To me, that’s a parenting choice.
Android phones in China are more ‘Android open source’ rather than Android in the way we are all used to here. So a lot of phones don’t have Google Play, etc.
One of the great things about an open system like Android is it addresses all ends of the spectrum. Getting great low-cost computing devices at scale to the developing world is especially meaningful to me.
It’s a world of multiple screens, smart displays, with tons of low-cost computing, with big sensors built into devices. At Google, we ask how to bring together something seamless and beautiful and intuitive across all these screens.
A lot of credit goes to Google TV for helping that process get started and helping to build something like Chromecast.
India has long been an exporter of talent to tech companies… But it is India that’s now undergoing its own revolution.
We have seen a lot of interest from Chinese developers on Google Play because the extent to which Android is used. If we can figure out a model by which we can serve those users, it would be a privilege to do so. So I don’t think of China as a black hole.
We run Android in a very open way and work closely with all partners. We work with Samsung, and I spend a lot of time with them. But we’ve always supported other partners.
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