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06-26-2014, 04:20 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Zr3K4FhetmVWcGVp4iSqAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/android_subsidized_internet.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/google-subsidize-data-next-5-billion-people-connected-200417607.html)For as nifty and novel as Glass, Google+, and 60fps gaming on a high-end Android device are, those aren’t items that will truly drive Google’s growth in the next decade. Indeed, something far less headline-worthy will be responsible, and it’s something that piqued my interest during this week’s Google I/O keynote. Rather than leading with some incredulous statistic about how many Silicon Valley overlords are using Android devices to craft the next multi-billion dollar app, Sundar Pichai got on stage and talked about his homeland. As SVP of Android, Chrome and Apps, Pichai is better off that the vast majority of India, and that fact isn’t lost on him. The most significant item announced at Google I/O is one that



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