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It's not the manufacturers (as in, the factory that makes the device). This has to do with inclusion of play services (I.e. An OEM like Amazon cannot ship incom
by deovferreira 3y ago
It's not the manufacturers (as in, the factory that makes the device). This has to do with inclusion of play services (I.e. An OEM like Amazon cannot ship incompatible Android forks if it wants in on the GMS/play services/play store ecosystem).
This would prevent Amazon from shipping those but they wouldn't be refused by factories.
This is more likely about control/NIH.
- riffraff 3y agoThis seems like something the antitrust should look into either way. I mean, it's almost literally what MS was doing with windows back in the 90s, isn't it?
- deovferreira 3y agoI don't disagree.
- ApolloFortyNine 3y agoMeanwhile at Apple, with the only way to install apps being through their 30% cut app store.
- realusername 3y agoBoth should be legally hammered, we don't need to pick any option
- wkat4242 3y agoWhich is what's happening in the EU now, Apple will be forced to open up sideloading.