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.

"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

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has a net worth of $160 billion. He has used his fortune to buy properties, cars, and donate to philanthropic causes.

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. He claimed that the Microsoft co-founder himself played a key role in the downfall.

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, 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.