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Google will never sell Android. Strategically it's vital for them to have at least some control over the dominant platform on which their users interact with t

Google will never sell Android. Strategically it's vital for them to have at least some control over the dominant platform on which their users interact with them. It's kind of like asking them to abandon Chrome.

tonyedgecombe 6y ago
It's all about money. I wonder just how much money Android generates for them. I wouldn't be surprised to hear they make more from iOS users.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > It's all about money. Yes, but not about making money directly from it, but in denying any other plaftform maker an effective monopoly. Chrome was that for the desktop browser space before it actually became dominant; ChromeOS is an attempt at that for desktop OS; Android is that for mobile.
- yholio 6y ago
  > I wouldn't be surprised to hear they make more from iOS users. So in that scenario, you think their response would be to kill alternate revenue streams they control, and become fully dependent to Apple? Google can make money off iOS users precisely because other platforms exist and Apple needs to compete. Once that is over, Apple will charge monopoly rent on any application or service they allow near their userbase.