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Wut? They only started charging EU manufacturers for the apps because the EU courts required them to. They want as many phones as possible using the apps if the
by neil_s 8y ago
Wut? They only started charging EU manufacturers for the apps because the EU courts required them to. They want as many phones as possible using the apps if they can, to get more users into the online services.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoEU courts didn't require them to start charging manufacturers. Google chose to start charging for them, since they were upset the EU told them they could no longer make access to them conditional upon preloading Google Search and Google Chrome, which are where Google makes all it's money on ad revenue. Google could absolutely allow users to install the YouTube app or the Gmail app with no strings attached, but they don't want to do that. They want them tied to Google Search/Chrome, like in the rest of the world, or for a fee, like in the EU.