I don't think that developers, as a group, have much political power, or that Google is afraid of who developers will vote for. To the degree that Google cares

I don't think that developers, as a group, have much political power, or that Google is afraid of who developers will vote for. To the degree that Google cares about developers, it is because of: https://tenor.com/view/microsoft-windows-steve-ballmer-developers-gif-9638716 https://tenor.com/view/microsoft-windows-steve-ballmer-devel... It's hard to retain Android developers already when there is less money to be had vs iOS, especially after Apple cut their take.