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Lots of possibilities. One is that Android charges a per-device* fee to the phone manufacturers to license the OS, similar to Windows. *with the usual hijinks
by fwip 2y ago
Lots of possibilities. One is that Android charges a per-device* fee to the phone manufacturers to license the OS, similar to Windows.
*with the usual hijinks where a high-end device requires a bigger license fee than a budget phone.
- freedomben 2y agoWouldn't that essentially mandate the discontinuation of AOSP? That seems like a massive loss to humanity, and certainly to the open source world. I suppose it's possible that GAPPS would become licensed but the OS for free, though I could see the bean counters having a big problem with that.