In light of the recently announced fine [1] and Google's response [2], I thought, some people might be interested in more information on the circumstances lead

In light of the recently announced fine [1] and Google's response [2], I thought, some people might be interested in more information on the circumstances leading up to this point. Another good read is this text from 2014: https://mobiforge.com/news-comment/android-forks-why-google-can-rest-easy-for-now https://mobiforge.com/news-comment/android-forks-why-google-... And the recent change preventing logging into Google accounts on uncertified devices: [2018] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/google-starts-blocking-uncertified-android-devices-from-logging-in/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/google-starts-blocki... [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17556497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17556497 [2]: https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/android-has-created-more-choice-not-less/ https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/andro...