In a survey I carried out last week, I discovered that 6 out of 10 average Nigerian youths are Android users. Makes you wonder just how much a brand that large and popular generates for Google
It is the world's most popular mobile operating system after all, so everyone would expect the sum to be pretty high, but how high?.
According to one of Oracle's lawyers, Google's Android OS has generated a total revenue of $31 billion and profit of $22 billion over the years.
Oracle and Google have been up in arms over the past few years, ever since Oracle accused Google of using its Java software in Android without paying for it.
These financials, which were never meant to go public, were disclosed by the lawyer on January 14th. Google in a court filing said that the lawyer based her numbers on informations taken off confidential internal financial documents.
On January 20th, following the original claims, Google urged a San Francisco federal judge to redact portions of the public transcript, claiming that the Oracle lawyer leaked out "extremely sensitive information" that was supposedly marked "Attorney's Eyes Only." Google said in the filing:
It's important to note that this $31 billion amount is not yet confirmed, and most likely won't be. The numbers are taken from financial data that's been derived from internal documents, not taken word for word.
It's also worth noting that this $31 billion in lifetime revenue isn't actually that much money when compared to what Google normally generates in revenue each year
It is the world's most popular mobile operating system after all, so everyone would expect the sum to be pretty high, but how high?.
According to one of Oracle's lawyers, Google's Android OS has generated a total revenue of $31 billion and profit of $22 billion over the years.
Oracle and Google have been up in arms over the past few years, ever since Oracle accused Google of using its Java software in Android without paying for it.
These financials, which were never meant to go public, were disclosed by the lawyer on January 14th. Google in a court filing said that the lawyer based her numbers on informations taken off confidential internal financial documents.
On January 20th, following the original claims, Google urged a San Francisco federal judge to redact portions of the public transcript, claiming that the Oracle lawyer leaked out "extremely sensitive information" that was supposedly marked "Attorney's Eyes Only." Google said in the filing:
Google does not publicly allocate revenues or profits to Android separate and apart from Google’s general business. That non-public financial data is highly sensitive, and public disclosure could have significant negative effects on Google’s business.
It's important to note that this $31 billion amount is not yet confirmed, and most likely won't be. The numbers are taken from financial data that's been derived from internal documents, not taken word for word.
It's also worth noting that this $31 billion in lifetime revenue isn't actually that much money when compared to what Google normally generates in revenue each year
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