> If they add Google specific services into core Android is it not worse? Not necessarily. Take for example push notifications - the push notification client c

> If they add Google specific services into core Android is it not worse? Not necessarily. Take for example push notifications - the push notification client could be part of the OS, with build configurations to specify a server or disable this altogether. Or, given OS update issues, Google Play Services could be a separate open source project with the Google URLs and keys supplied as build configs.