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>but OEMs are willing to jump hoops (contract with Google) get the $0 So OEMs pay Google for contracts and the only reason to get these contracts is to get acc
by stonemetal 11y ago
>but OEMs are willing to jump hoops (contract with Google) get the $0
So OEMs pay Google for contracts and the only reason to get these contracts is to get access to the apps, but the apps are free? Sounds like paying Google for the apps.
- sangnoir 11y agoDo you have any citations (even semi-official) that support the idea that OEMs pay Google for the contracts? The leaked OEM contracts[1] did not support your hypothesis (to be fair, they do not discount it either). 1. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/02/new-android-oem-licensing-terms-leak-open-comes-with-restrictions/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/02/new-android-oem-licen...