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> But that's not Google's fault. They can't make Samsung have brilliant ideas about how to rearchitect the OS core. One of anticompetitive restrictions identif
by Kbelicius 4y ago
> But that's not Google's fault. They can't make Samsung have brilliant ideas about how to rearchitect the OS core.
One of anticompetitive restrictions identified was:
> ‘anti-fragmentation agreements’, under which the operating licences necessary for the pre-installation of the Google Search and Play Store apps could be obtained by mobile device manufacturers only if they undertook not to sell devices running versions of the Android operating system not approved by Google;
So no, Samsung can't just fork AOSP.
- origin_path 4y agoBut Google approves forks that are AOSP compatible as checked by an automated test suite. And if Samsung wanted to, they could stop selling phones with the Google apps and switch to their own AOSP fork. They've already laid much of the groundwork after all.