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Hugo Barra, Xiaomi and the Plan for Global Dominance

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Whenever there’s a change at Google regarding the Android team, we’re always intrigued as to how it will affect the ecosystem we all love. Fortunately,  Hugo Barra’s departure  from Google shouldn’t have much of an effect on the ecosystem as a whole, but the story doesn’t end there. Barra has left his post at Google for a new job at Xiaomi, a move which has the potential of turning the entire smartphone industry on its heels. Xiaomi and its history To give you a little background, Xiaomi is a Chinese company that was founded in the summer of 2010. Lei Jun, the company’s CEO, actually worked at Google before starting Xiaomi. While most media outlets are referring to Xiaomi as a smartphone manufacturer, Android users who are into the modding scene probably know Xiaomi as the developers of MIUI, a custom build of Android that can be installed on dozens of different Android phones. In 2012, Xiaomi sold 7 million phones and is on track to sell 15 million this year. But the company has no