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I don’t think it’s quite that simple. Google builds Androids for users, but the primary retail space is owned by the carriers. There are occasionally a few line
by inlined 7y ago
I don’t think it’s quite that simple. Google builds Androids for users, but the primary retail space is owned by the carriers. There are occasionally a few lines the carrier could tell manufactures (including anyone selling android) not to cross or they won’t sell that phone.
- wut444 7y agoGoogle builds in interest of Google profits. Phone manufacturers alter from there per carrier demands. Phone manufacturers us Android because it's free. It's brilliant on Google's end. Perfect example, is WiFi calling. That was available on Android forever, but only T-Mobile didn't restrict it. ATT and Verizon had it disabled because of how profits are calculated on cell sites. There's a whole per minute, text, and data calculation that shows money flow. T-Mobile allowed WiFi calling way back when because the network was a dwarf to the big carriers. And then apple caught up like normal and acted like they invented it, but don't even get me started on apple.