>Sometimes when I'm in a cynical mood, I feel like my android phone isn't really mine, it's owned by google and exists purely to serve them. I am not aware of

>Sometimes when I'm in a cynical mood, I feel like my android phone isn't really mine, it's owned by google and exists purely to serve them. I am not aware of a smartphone out there where that isn't true. What is the incentive for Google to continue updating Android at all?