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I missed the part where Google created 1 trillion webpages of content, which is where the actual value of the internet lies. Android relies on a ton of open so
by titzer 6y ago
I missed the part where Google created 1 trillion webpages of content, which is where the actual value of the internet lies.
Android relies on a ton of open source and free software--even just the kernel! If Google created their platform from scratch, then you'd have a point. They didn't.
And in most cases, Google did not even design or build the devices, and users have no choice but to buy a device with their software platform already installed on it. That platform actively prevents users from installing their own software and steers people towards a store where they take a massive cut. Android is like the Windows of the 21st century. Actually, it's worse. Sure there are alternatives, much like Linux and Apple were alternative desktops in the 90s and 2000s. Non-android OSes have even less share than those desktop alternatives did back in the day.