Those surprised that Facebook didn't "fork" Android are missing the point: A fork of Android from FB will not probably look like a new OS, but rather a new dist

Those surprised that Facebook didn't "fork" Android are missing the point: A fork of Android from FB will not probably look like a new OS, but rather a new distribution channel (Play store). Play is the biggest leverage Google has against OEMs, and FB has to consider that Google could drop any of these apps at a moment's notice (make up a reason). Here, FB now has a pliant OEM (HTC) and the beginnings of an OEM integration program (it was mentioned in the talk). How hard would it be for FB to build an app store, as a contingency if nothing else?