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The carriers aren't changing the OS. The handset makers are on behalf of the carriers. The handset makers have their own motivations and restraints limiting jus
by ergo98 16y ago
The carriers aren't changing the OS. The handset makers are on behalf of the carriers. The handset makers have their own motivations and restraints limiting just what they'll do on behalf of a carrier. So if Verizon tells Samsung to install a bunch of junk on the phone for them, there is going to be a limit before Samsung says "Nah." And of course reviews will note it, sales will suffer on that carrier, etc.
This is quite unlike with Microsoft Windows where it really was the OEMs changing their install image, essentially unbounded. Well aside from simple market effects like "Don't buy an {X} because it's full of crapware."
- nanairo 16y agoYeah, and that's the problem. The moment Samsung says no to Verizon, Verizon will simply stop the deal and ask HTC. And the same is true for Apple or closed OS too: most normal people still don't know pros and cons of the specific OSes. The Android looks close enough to the iOS that I don't think many will care. So if Apple starts being a bit too picky, the provider will just snob them.
- cstuder 16y agoThat's actually what happened to Nokia in the European market: They refused to brand their phones the way the carriers wanted and the carriers simply stopped selling subsidized Nokia devices.
- nanairo 16y agoShit! Are you serious? And me thinking that was limited to the USA. :( Do you have any link about that?