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On a lighter note, people complain about google over updates. See they are not bad!
by whyagaindavid 9y ago
On a lighter note, people complain about google over updates. See they are not bad!
- spullara 9y agoPeople are incorrectly complaining about google when they should really be complaining about the OEMs. You can blame google for that business model but generally they aren't deciding when Android phones get updates.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoThis is incorrect. People are often complaining about the OEMs, when you really should be blaming Google. Google designed the way the OS handles updates, and it also sets the terms that OEMs have to agree to in order to sell Android devices with Google Play Services included. Google controls the entire table here. But they want you to blame all of the different OEMs rather than looking at the real culprit in the middle of all of them.
- digi_owl 9y agoSamsung has Tizen sitting in the wings if Google gets too pushy. HTC would not hesitate to make a deal with Microsoft. LG owns WebOS, and is actively using it in their smart TVs. Huawei, ZTE and such can just fall back on Chinese infrastructure. The only ones that would be affected would perhaps be Sony, this new Nokia that's rising, and various white box manufacturers. Google really do not have as much control as one would think.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoAny OEM doing this except maybe Samsung would immediately go out of business. Feel free to let me know if you ever have a practical example of someone successfully leaving the Android monopoly ecosystem and not falling flat on their face. Also, bear in mind, OEMs have no reason to object to Google controlling updates. They'd still be able to customize the experience with apps and themes. And they'd save boatloads of money as Google handled all the update testing and distribution. Of course... Google doesn't want to pay for that, and that's why they leave it on OEMs.