Bill Gates revealed his greatest mistake of all time made Microsoft miss its opportunity with Android, partly due to mismanagement and antitrust-related issues. However, Android co-founder Rich Miner says Bill Gates is more responsible than he's letting on.

Bill Gates calls losing the phone market to Android his "greatest mistake," sparking a reaction from Android co-founder Rich Miner

Android co-founder Rich Miner has criticized Bill Gates for Microsofts failure in the mobile market, which Gates admitted cost the company $400 billion.

Android’s co-creator, Rich Miner, pokes fun at Bill Gates whenever he comments on losing to Android. Honestly, Windows Mobile’s boxy interface has a charm that we still miss to this day. However, the software support

Android co-founder Rich Miner has reacted to Microsoft founder Bill Gates' recent revelation, wherein Gates admitted that he deeply regrets losing out on the mobile phone business, describing it as “the greatest mistake of all time.

Android co-founder Rich Miner has attributed Microsoft’s mobile market failure to Bill Gates, stating that Gates was responsible for losing the smartphone wars to Android. Miner revealed he developed Android to prevent Microsoft from monopolizing mobile the way it did PCs.

Bill Gates recently reflected on Microsoft’s missed opportunity during an interview with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz. “The greatest mistake of all time is the mismanagement I engaged in that caused Microsoft not to be what Android is,

Miner, who played a direct role in the creation of Android, responded sharply to Gates' recent admission that Microsoft's inability to secure a foothold in the mobile sector was one of the company's biggest mistakes.

"Sorry, Bill": Android co-founder says Bill Gates is responsible for "the greatest mistake of all time," costing Microsoft $400 billion "I literally helped create Android to prevent Microsoft from controlling the phone the way they did the PC - stifling innovation. So it's… — J Street News (@Jane341e) January 16, 2025

Bill Gates, considered a technological visionary, admits that his biggest mistake was neglecting the mobile operating systems market. This oversight allowed Google to create Android, which dominated the market and achieved the success that could have belonged to Microsoft.

Microsoft lost to Android in the race to dominate the mobile market, and the tech giant's co-founder Bill Gates, in a recent interview, admitted to the same. Now, Android co-founder Rich Miner has blamed Gates for this failure.