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Open sourcing Google's apps is not a solution to Android's core problems though. Not every part of the OS that needs to be updated can be moved into open source
by fauigerzigerk 9y ago
Open sourcing Google's apps is not a solution to Android's core problems though. Not every part of the OS that needs to be updated can be moved into open sourced apps.
Also, open sourcing the apps takes away any leverage Google has to recoup the costs of developing Android.
- kuschku 9y agoAll the apps were open source in the first place. Google Music, Books, Search, the Phone Dialer, the contacts, the SMS app, Google Talk, all of them used to be open source. This all worked in the past.
- fauigerzigerk 9y agoNo it hasn't worked in the past if we're talking about the problem of fragmentation and timely updates.