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FB is in direct competition with Google. So Google has to respond. If they ban it, then everyone will fork the source and it'll be the end of Android as we know
by crag 14y ago
FB is in direct competition with Google. So Google has to respond. If they ban it, then everyone will fork the source and it'll be the end of Android as we know it. If FB is successful (which I have serious doubts) then, I suspect the same thing will happen. Everyone will fork and "brand" their version.
And since Android is already Google branded their only choice is to integrate Google +. Google + isn't exactly a runaway success now.
Now that FB has changed the rules.... if I was Verizon I'd be thinking "why the hell am I giving Google ad revenue"?
Google is gonna get squeezed. And the funny thing is, they did it to themselves.
- andybak 14y agoWhy has this changed the rules? It's a launcher. Google still has a zillion other hooks into the Android ecosystem.