Eric Schmidt: 1.3m Android device activations a day

At any big tech launch, the product is the main attraction. But given that Motorola’s launch event tonight was the first since the company was bought by Google, it was inevitable that eyes would be on Eric Schmidt.

The news from the Google hot shot was hardly surprising, but worth repeating if only to get a glimpse of the sheer scale of the Android ecosystem. According to Schmidt, there are 1.3-million Android device activations every day.

Of that 1.3-million, 70 000 are just tablets. Not bad considering Google was so late to enter the space. Those daily numbers mean that there are over 400-million Android devices out there right now (fragmented as it might be).

He also explained why Google made the decision to buy out Motorola: “We have to play in this ecosystem. We have to be competitive and state of the art.”

And if that means constantly comparing yourself to Apple and harping on about your (admittedly impressive) battery life, then so be it!