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I feel the EU needs to educate their government. Microsoft != Google when it comes to the Android OS. Google made Android free to make cheap devices possible fo
by radium3d 8y ago
I feel the EU needs to educate their government. Microsoft != Google when it comes to the Android OS. Google made Android free to make cheap devices possible for everyone to be able to afford a smartphone. They include their search engine as a way to fund all of their contribution to the development of Android. Manufacturers can pay to remove Google, it's still an option for them. How is this not a trustworthy business model?
- Dylan16807 8y agoWhat do you mean by pay to remove Google?
- radium3d 8y agoActually maybe they don't have to pay, LineageOS comes to mind?
- on_and_off 8y agoAs a dev, I genuinely fear the day when Android devices ship without being approved by the CTS (compatibility test suite, devised by Google to ensure that compliant devices implement the APIs correctly). Fragmentation is 99% FUD right now. If everybody starts shipping huge forks of Android; with silently diverging APIs, it will be a nightmare. And that's just for devs. I guess my point is that I see why the EU reached this conclusion but I am unsure this will be a net benefit for devs and consumers.
- Dylan16807 8y agoSo keep the compatibility requirements and remove the anti-competitive requirements.