From Arstechnica’s fantastic overview of the history of Android. I have to wonder where Android would be today without Matias.
While HP bought a product with a great user interface, the lead designer of that interface, a man by the name of Matias Duarte, did not join HP. In May 2010, just before HP took control of Palm, Duarte jumped ship to Google. HP bought the bread, but Google hired the baker.