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I don't follow this. You say Google prevents the release of devices with non-blessed version of Android, but you then talk about Amazon who are in fact shipping
by king_jester 14y ago
I don't follow this. You say Google prevents the release of devices with non-blessed version of Android, but you then talk about Amazon who are in fact shipping a non-blessed version of Android right now. It's true that driver support for hardware doesn't make forking easy, but it is totally possible to fork Android and create a custom variant.
- iy56 14y agoIt's possible in the way that it's "possible" to compete with local ISPs - all you have to do is lay your own 50000 miles of cable! Well, Google, as a huge megacorp, actually has the resources to do this, but it hardly fosters a free and competitive environment. Just because a company with a market cap in the hundreds of billions can do it doesn't mean it meets an average person's definition of "doable".