> Android was motivated to compete with Apple. So was MeeGo, maybe we would be using that now if Google couldn't just throw its weight around. > The Play St

> Android was motivated to compete with Apple. So was MeeGo, maybe we would be using that now if Google couldn't just throw its weight around. > The Play Store and Chrome Web Store Ah vendor locked in store fronts, nearly as innovative as the company store in mining towns. The promise by Google to completely pull the rug out under any Android manufacturer trying to get away from it only ads to its clear innovative superiority . > Many other Google products would likely struggle as startups, requiring massive scale to become profitable, if even possible. Yes, the last decade of venture capitalist funded loss companies like Uber has shown that no one could reach that size without Google to guide them.