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What? If Apple decides to stop supporting a device, you need to buy a new phone. If Google prevents support or the manufacturer stops support, you can install A
by jplayer01 7y ago
What? If Apple decides to stop supporting a device, you need to buy a new phone. If Google prevents support or the manufacturer stops support, you can install AOSP or any other version of Android you can find that still gets updated, AND you can manually install Googles play framework and store. Hell, if Huawei is forced to use AOSP, nothing is stopping you from still installing all of Googles stuff and using your phone like before. You have complete freedom and... You have a problem with that?
- mirimir 7y agoSure, I guess. But you still couldn't run Huawei's version, use Google stuff, and get updates. So that's hardly "complete freedom".
- jplayer01 7y agoThe freedom is in being able to use your device how you want, regardless of what Google or the manufacturer wants or decides. This means that you always have access to Google's framework/store if you want it and you'll always have access to updates in one way or another. So, yes, complete freedom. Show me a phone platform that gives you more freedom than that.
- mirimir 7y agoLinux. With nothing from Google. Using Qemu, KVM or VirtualBox, I can run just about anything on it. Windows, Android, MacOS. Maybe even iOS, although I haven't found an open-source release for that, yet.