Android was originally designed to defend against Apple

James Gosling, the father of Java, recently talked about Oracle and Google's disputes over Java licensing in the blog. In the discussion, he revealed some unknown things at the beginning of Android development. Google Android project was originally designed to resist Apple, not to find new ways to generate income.

In reviewing Sun's discussion with Google on Android's Java licensing issues, Gosling pointed out: "On the one hand, they want to make money from advertisements, but the main reason is that they want to undermine Apple's track. At that time, Apple had a tendency to enter the advertising field."

"If the mobile device becomes the main consumer computing platform, Google's advertising channels will collapse and the cash cow will fall apart. Apple's prospects are self-evident, which is not good for Google or Others."