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Google thinking Xiaomi is current threat for future growth !!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, one of the fastest-growing tech startups in the world, could pose a significant threat to Google in the future, according to <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/Why-Xiaomi-Worries-Google?token=111839c662723824b27711f16e2eaef3">The Information's Amir Efrati</a>. Xiaomi's line of Mi phones are insanely popular in China. In fact, the company just surpassed Samsung to become the most popular smartphone manufacturer in China. But it's not just Xiaomi's smartphones that have attracted attention, and that's what worries Google. Several Android employees at Google have told colleagues and others that Xiaomi could "present challenges" by encouraging Android phone owners to use its own apps instead of Google's, according to Efrati. These could include apps that allow you to search for and purchase goods from retailers as well as Xiaomi's own app store, which the company already offers in China. And, although Xiaomi's non-hardware revenue doesn't amount to much today and its apps are only available in China, it eventually wants to expand these services globally, Efrati reports. If Xiaomi does try to popularize its services outside of China, it could spell trouble for Google. The search giant <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/Google-s-Confidential-Android-Contracts-Show-Rising-Requirements">requires companies that make Android phones to feature Google's apps and services</a> (i.e. Google Drive, Gmail, Google Maps, etc.) in prominent areas on the home screen. Google is event starting tighten these restrictions, according to a previous report from Efrati. This is how Google benefits from Android - since Android is open source, companies can modify and build on it for free. Data from Strategy Analytics published by Bloomberg in 2013 show that Samsung actually makes more money from Android than Google does. But, since Google's apps and services are featured on every Android phone, it keeps users hooked into services like Google Search and Gmail among others. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image"><a class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54ac4b566da8111e5e59827b-960/mi4%207.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img alt="xiaomi mi4" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54ac4b566da8111e5e59827b-1200-900/mi4 7.jpg" src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54ac4b566da8111e5e59827b-1200-900/mi4%207.jpg" style="display: inline;" /></a><div class="source" style="display: block;">Business Insider</div></div></div></div>This is why Google is afraid of a company like Xiaomi stepping in and emphasizing its services and apps more than its own. This is easier for Xiaomi than other Android phone creators since it gets certain exceptions that Google's other Android partners don't, according to Efrati.For example, Xiaomi doesn't prompt you to sign in with your Google account once you boot up the phone for the first time. You don't have to sign in with Google until you try to download an app from the Google Play Store. Instead, Xiaomi phone users are required to create or sign into a Mi account, which is Xiaomi's branding for its own services. Xiaomi also doesn't put Google apps such as YouTube and Google Drive on the home screen like other Android phone makers, as Efrati points out. Instead, they live on a secondary home screen. Xiaomi could continue to get these types of exceptions if it promotes the Google Play Store on its phones sold in China, Efrati reports. Currently, the Google Play Store is only featured on the home screen on Xiaomi's phones sold outside of China. Xiaomi, which is currently valued at $45 billion, is one of the world's most valuable private technology companies. And it's clear that the competitors have reason to be worried - Samsung, which arguably makes some of the most popular Android phones in the world, saw its profits plummet in 2014. The Galaxy S5, its flagship phone for 2014, didn't sell as well it had hoped, all while Xiaomi has seen explosive growth in China. Xiaomi also recently announced that it will begin selling some of its products in the United States, although these won't include smartphones. </div>

Google thinking Xiaomi is current threat for future growth !!

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, one of the fastest-growing tech startups in the world, could pose a significant threat to Google in the f...

6 Unknown fact about google

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img height="480" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/184459jum92exqlzx22xxe.jpg.thumb.jpg" width="640" /> With the amount of information available in the world, people use algorithm-based search engines like Google more and more to help find exactly what they need. On average, Google receives over 1 billion search queries per day, which uses the equivalent of 12.5 million watts of power. That's enough to use a microwave 8.3 million times! What other ways can you think of to use that amount of power? 1.Google uses enough energy to continuously power 200,000 homes Google’s many data centers around the world burn through 260 million watts—one quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant—the New York Times reports. The company had been cagey about revealing energy usage stats in the past, probably because it didn’t want to reveal to competitors how quickly its data centers were growing. It’s no longer a secret that Google needs a crazy amount of data centers to keep things running smoothly. 2.Google accounts for roughly 0.013 percent of the world’s energy use Data centers in general are responsible for 1.3 percent of the world’s electricity consumption, according to one estimate, and Google says it accounts for a mere one-hundredth of that statistic. Do the math. The company claims that its data centers are twice as energy-efficient as most others. 3.One Google search is equal to turning on a 60W light bulb for 17 seconds Google says it spends about 0.0003 kWh of energy on an average search query, translating to roughly 0.2g of carbon dioxide. Related fact: searching the web 100 times is equivalent to drinking 1.5 tablespoons of orange juice, Google says. That’s hard work! 4.YouTube can stream for three days on the energy it takes to make a DVD That stat includes manufacturing, packaging and delivery of the DVD, Google says. One minute of streaming YouTube video consumes 0.0002 kWh of energy, which is about the same amount of energy your body uses in eight seconds. 5.One year of Gmail is as efficient as a message in a bottle Google’s just getting silly with this statistic. With the 2.2 kWh that each Gmail user demands per year, Google says you could chug a 750 mL bottle of wine, stuff a letter into it and toss it into the ocean (trip to remote island not included). 6.Google’s carbon footprint is zero (after offsets) No, Google doesn’t get all of its energy from wind farms and solar panels. But to make up for the 1.46 million metric tons of carbon dioxide that Google emits every year—mostly from purchased energy to power its data centers—the company buys and generates its own renewable energy or purchases carbon offsets (essentially, funding green efforts elsewhere). The company invests in enough renewable energy to power more than 350,000 homes. <img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/185934rep2urup113t531u.jpg.thumb.jpg" /> <img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/185954qi0e64c6rerrfdp4.jpg.thumb.jpg" /> <img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/190016ladf3ald3s3izmdl.jpg.thumb.jpg" /> <img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/190039fehp4cee9heofx5s.jpg.thumb.jpg" /> <img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/190058s55ez770i7vnu84c.jpg.thumb.jpg" /> <img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/01/190148bxlu5car7zzw0jdd.jpg.thumb.jpg" /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IEEE.org/photos/a.176108879110422.62121.176104589110851/759769810744323/?type=1&theater">Source1</a> <a href="http://inhabitat.com/infographic-how-much-energy-does-google-use/">Source2</a> <a href="http://techland.time.com/2011/09/09/6-things-youd-never-guess-about-googles-energy-use/">Source3</a> </div>

6 Unknown fact about google

With the amount of information available in the world, people use algorithm-based search engines like Google more and more to help find exac...