> Apple was a newcomer to consumer mobile hardware the same way Google was a newcomer to consumer mobile hardware. Saying Google is a newcomer to hardware is simple incorrect. They have the most sophisticated data centers in the world. They actively sell a hardware search solution. Google is not new to hardware.

Sorry. But you have absolutely zero idea what you are talking about.

You want to talk about Apple's mobile hardware experience before iphone? What was macbook? What were those 3/4 generations of ipods before iphone was released? Do you consider an ipod a mobile device? Do you consider a macbook mobile device? How can you say Apple was newcomer to consumer mobile device before iphone release?

First ipod was released in 2001, first iphone was released in 2007. They had ~6 years of experience of selling and manufacturing mobile devices before they released a consumer phone.

What "consumer mobile device" did Google sell before Nexus One?

Comparing Datacenters to consumer mobile device is so weak, I am not going to even bother.