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Google earns more money with the current scheme, so they have no incentive to improve this. Android One is a joke, it should be the baseline for Android, not a
by JetSpiegel 6y ago
Google earns more money with the current scheme, so they have no incentive to improve this. Android One is a joke, it should be the baseline for Android, not a "special" version.
They could force the OEM to play ball, like they require Google Play Services to be pre-installed.
- kelnos 6y ago> They could force the OEM to play ball, like they require Google Play Services to be pre-installed. I think Google really has to walk a fine line here. Android OEMs are already not thrilled with their lack of freedom when it comes to changing the experience on their phones. The more restrictions Google adds on, the closer some of them (especially Samsung) will be to cutting ties with the Android name and forking.
- GeekyBear 6y agoGoogle had absolutely no problem with forcing the hands of device makers when it came to their ability to build devices running a fork of Android. They are not powerless. They simply made the decision to treat carriers and device makers as the customers they cared about and not the people using the devices.
- JetSpiegel 6y agoAnd lose access to the Play Store? Ain't gonna happen! Not even Microsoft was able to break the duopoly. Huawei only stopped shipping the Store because they were legally obligated.