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They did in fact do that: > starting in 2019, Google ran a “Premier Device Program” that gave Android phone makers a greater share of search revenue than they
by enragedcacti 3y ago
They did in fact do that:
> starting in 2019, Google ran a “Premier Device Program” that gave Android phone makers a greater share of search revenue than they would normally receive. In exchange, the OEMs agreed to ship their devices without any third-party app stores preinstalled.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632806/google-epic-premier-device-program-lg-motorola-hmd https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632806/google-epic-prem...