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Maybe I'm not reading the article in the same tone as you? I am not reading "outrage" in it, more a sort of casual "did you know" - "look how smart I am" ish t

Maybe I'm not reading the article in the same tone as you? I am not reading "outrage" in it, more a sort of casual "did you know" - "look how smart I am" ish tone. Cool thing about writing, one can read it in any tone they want, I suppose :)

amadeuspagel 3y ago
Maybe, but even reading it in that spirit, I think it's not a smart, and especially not a curious article, and even partly wrong on GMS licensing, which only costs that much in europe and only for devices without Chrome and Google search: > Android manufacturers will have to pay Google a surprisingly high cost in Europe in order to include Google’s Play Store and other mobile apps on their devices, according to documents obtained by The Verge. A confidential fee schedule shows costs as high as $40 per device to install the “Google Mobile Services” suite of apps, which includes the Google Play Store. The new fees vary depending on country and device type, and it would apply to devices activated on or after February 1st, 2019. > But phone manufacturers may not actually have to shoulder that cost: Google is also offering separate agreements to cover some or all of the licensing costs for companies that choose to install Chrome and Google search on their devices as well, according to a person familiar with the terms. Google declined to comment. > Google’s licensing terms are changing in Europe later this month on account of a European Commission ruling that barred the company from requiring phone manufacturers to bundle Chrome and search with the rest of its suite of apps. In public statements, Google has been cagey about exactly how the new licensing fees will be structured, but documents reveal the deal with EU manufacturers will be rated by country and pixel density. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/19/17999366/google-eu-android-licensing-terms https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/19/17999366/google-eu-andro...
- ensignavenger 3y ago
  I can pretty much agree with this assessment. I didn't personally think the article was all that smart or curious.
fragsworth 3y ago
I didn't read any outrage in the article either. Also I don't think any less of Google after reading it.

amadeuspagel 3y ago

Maybe, but even reading it in that spirit, I think it's not a smart, and especially not a curious article, and even partly wrong on GMS licensing, which only costs that much in europe and only for devices without Chrome and Google search: > Android manufacturers will have to pay Google a surprisingly high cost in Europe in order to include Google’s Play Store and other mobile apps on their devices, according to documents obtained by The Verge. A confidential fee schedule shows costs as high as $40 per device to install the “Google Mobile Services” suite of apps, which includes the Google Play Store. The new fees vary depending on country and device type, and it would apply to devices activated on or after February 1st, 2019. > But phone manufacturers may not actually have to shoulder that cost: Google is also offering separate agreements to cover some or all of the licensing costs for companies that choose to install Chrome and Google search on their devices as well, according to a person familiar with the terms. Google declined to comment. > Google’s licensing terms are changing in Europe later this month on account of a European Commission ruling that barred the company from requiring phone manufacturers to bundle Chrome and search with the rest of its suite of apps. In public statements, Google has been cagey about exactly how the new licensing fees will be structured, but documents reveal the deal with EU manufacturers will be rated by country and pixel density. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/19/17999366/google-eu-android-licensing-terms https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/19/17999366/google-eu-andro...

ensignavenger 3y ago
I can pretty much agree with this assessment. I didn't personally think the article was all that smart or curious.

fragsworth 3y ago

I didn't read any outrage in the article either. Also I don't think any less of Google after reading it.