Miner, who played a direct role in the creation of Android, responded sharply to Gates' recent admission that Microsoft's inability to secure a foothold in the mobile sector was one of the company's biggest mistakes.

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.

Remember when there were three choices for mobile operating systems? Those were the days. We know that Windows Mobile was a disaster, but there are some

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, recently opened up about a career-defining mistake that cost the company a staggering $400 billion. Speaking at an event hosted by venture firm Village Global,

According to Rich Miner, co-founder of Android, Microsofts control over mobile has stifled innovation in the mobile space.

Rich Miner, a co-founder of Android, responded to Bill Gates' admission of Microsoft's $400 billion mobile market failure by blaming Gates' own choices for Android's defeat in the smartphone wars. "I literally helped create Android to prevent Microsoft from controlling the phone the way they did the PC - stifling innovation.

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.