Bill Gates' acknowledgment of his mismanagement underscores the high stakes of platform battles in the tech world where timing, innovation, and execution can define success or failure.

"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

Rich Miner, Android co-founder, has responded to Bill Gates' comments on Microsoft's $400 billion mobile market failure. Miner highlighted that he hel

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.