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Because they have no control over its user interface, they don't control the app market, and they don't have control over whether or not the tablet uses Google
by cmelbye 15y ago
Because they have no control over its user interface, they don't control the app market, and they don't have control over whether or not the tablet uses Google services or not.
Like it or not, Google is a for-profit corporation. For them, Android only "works" if they can control it and profit off of it. If the majority of devices running Android are completely out of their control without a Google-branded experience, it's not a sustainable business endeavor for them.
- huggyface 15y agoIf the majority of devices running Android are completely out of their control without a Google-branded experience Google makes a lot of cash off of iOS. They make a lot of cash off of Windows machines. Neither of which allow them to control the experience or dictate that they use Google services. Because it turns out that Google seems pretty confident about their services. That they want to compete on the merits of their services and features over locking you into specific features. They ship devices that allow me to flash a ROM that completely removes every hook to Google. They do this voluntarily. Adding armchair hypotheses about what Google needs to do, when it goes exactly contrary to everything they have done and continue to do seems rather remarkable.
- talmand 15y agoPlus the fact that the majority of the Android experience has been out of the hands of Google from the beginning. The smartphone manufacturers and the carriers have more control over the install of Android on their devices than Google ever has. Google seems fine with that arrangement so far so I'm guessing it's working for them.