> They're a part of the same suite of apps that provide the "Android experience" Offering the open source Gallery app is the "Android experience". Offering Goo

> They're a part of the same suite of apps that provide the "Android experience" Offering the open source Gallery app is the "Android experience". Offering Google Photos is not the Android experience, but the "Google experience". It's different. > zero customers want a vendor to do anything different Citation needed. I mean I don't want the vendors to add bloatware to a smartphone, just like I don't want Google to add bloatware (like the search bar or the News app). But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like actually innovative features. And even if I as a "stock Android" fan, that doesn't mean everyone is.