"Going forward, Sundar Pichai will lead Android, in addition to his existing work with Chrome and Apps. Sundar has a talent for creating products that are technically excellent yet easy to use-and he loves a big bet. Take Chrome, for example. In 2008, people asked whether the world really needed another browser. Today Chrome has hundreds of millions of happy users and is growing fast thanks to its speed, simplicity and security," added Page on his blog.

Andy Rubin joined Google when the search giant acquired his company, Android Inc in 2005. From then on, he has been a helping hand and key person behind the success of OS.

Though the reasons for step down of Rubin are still not clear, there are chances that Google may want to integrate Chrome OS and Android in the near future, so that the company can use a single operating system for computers and mobile devices.

Pichai, who graduated in B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur, joined Google in 2004. Besides, he holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He’s also credited with the development of some of the company’s most successful cloud-based apps, such as Calendar and Gmail as well as steered Google Drive.

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