Google in particular created the general outline of the modern mobile market by disempowering handset manufacturers from cost-effectively creating lockin and pl

Google in particular created the general outline of the modern mobile market by disempowering handset manufacturers from cost-effectively creating lockin and platform-style ownership of consumers by (1) giving away Android and then (2) holding the reins in a bizarre contortion of open source. Unfortunately, as smartphones become globally distributed, 'free' market-driven growth is slowing. To maintain growth, Google needs to get access to the largest mobile market in the world, which incidentally is also one of the most diverse and the least Google controlled (as Google Play is banned): China. Secondly, Google is under pressure from the market for the potential for political or regulatory backlash. Management is therefore pressing for a solution. https://www.pymnts.com/mobile/2018/google-growth-mobile-search/ https://www.pymnts.com/mobile/2018/google-growth-mobile-sear... In my mind Google is still a dichotomous organization with evil sociopath capitalist leadership and weird little hubs of naive engineering who think their experience and quinoa represent company values. (Only half sarcasm; not sure if this is accurate but suspect it holds some truths) Applause to this guy who popped the bubble and quit.