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Crazy thought, what if Android and/or ChromeOS is next? Android always seemed like another "charity" project that didn't directly generate profit (before Nexus/
by zelly 7y ago
Crazy thought, what if Android and/or ChromeOS is next? Android always seemed like another "charity" project that didn't directly generate profit (before Nexus/Pixel phones). Most of the value from Android is captured by Chinese phone manufacturers and carriers, not Alphabet.
Probably not a good idea to invest too much into the Android ecosystem tbh.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y agoGoogle makes a crap ton of money from Android, both directly and indirectly. It's not going anywhere. ChromeOS I'm less sure about.
- jakub_g 7y agoThe main goal of Android is to have billions of users using Chrome (which is as of now the only major browser without tracking/ad blocking enabled by default), in order to track you across the web and sell the ads, which is the Google's raison d'etre and main profit center. So, nope.
- kllrnohj 7y agoAndroid is the largest OS on the planet. Google would only ever give that up if they were going bankrupt, and you know there are companies that would buy that up in an instant and keep it running. Such as, say, Microsoft. Or Amazon.