Top Android Executive Hugo Barra Is Out At Google After A 'Thorny' Romantic Situation Involving Google Founder Sergey Brin
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Barra, formerly a VP of Android product, will join Xiaomi, which is often called the "Apple of China." Xiaomi phones run on Android. The company is called the Apple of China because it copies a lot of what Apple does. For instance, its keynote product launches are comically similar.
The reason for Barra's departure, however, is what everyone is speculating about.
AllThingsD broke the news of Barra leaving. The publication also said the departure followed a relationship Barra had with a co-worker at Google — a co-worker whom
Sources close to the situation told AllThingsD that Barra recently tendered his resignation, but that it came before a recent thorny personal situation related to the end of a romantic relationship he had with another Googler.
That Googler is now seeing the company’s co-founder Sergey Brin, but sources said his decision to leave the company is unrelated and was made before he was aware of the new relationship.
AllThingsD is known for scoops about personnel moves in the tech industry. It rarely dives into people's personal lives. The fact that it's phrasing what's going on so awkwardly has many people thinking that there was some sort of love-triangle here.
Valleywag reports that the woman Brin is now dating is Amanda Rosenberg, who works on Google Glass. Rosenberg posted a picture of herself with Barra here last year.
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