Danger (company)

Danger, Inc. was a company specializing in hardware design, software, and services for mobile computing devices. Its most notable product was the T-Mobile Sidekick (also known as Danger Hiptop), a popular early smartphone. The Sidekick or Hiptop was an early example of client–server ("cloud"-based) smartphones and created the App (Applications) marketplace, later popularized by Android and iOS. Danger was acquired by Microsoft on 11 February 2008, for a price rumored to be around $500 million (USD).

Danger, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySoftware, services
Founded1999 (1999)
FoundersAndy Rubin
Joe Britt
Matt Hershenson
Defunct2009 (2009)
FateMerged with Microsoft; ceased production
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, US
Key people
ParentMicrosoft
Websitewww.danger.com at the Wayback Machine (archived April 26, 2011)
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