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Isn't it even the case that google forces other OEMs to bundle all their apps if they want to include the play store?
by ketzu 7y ago
Isn't it even the case that google forces other OEMs to bundle all their apps if they want to include the play store?
- hadrien01 7y agoYup, it's an all-or-nothing package. The device maker wants Google Play (only way to sell devices)? They need to include Google Keep and Google Sheets. As far as I know, the only exceptions are Google Chrome and Google Search, both of which you can unbundle in the EU and Russia.
- ehsankia 7y agoThat's how they fund Android development. The other alternative is having OEMs pay a small fee per device, which is what they ended up doing in Europe. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17984074/google-eu-android-licensing-bundle-chrome-search https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17984074/google-eu-andro...