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Android being owned by the public has long been more theory than practice. Every time Google does this kind of thing [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/go
by comex 13y ago
Android being owned by the public has long been more theory than practice. Every time Google does this kind of thing [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-...], it becomes harder to believe.
- cromwellian 13y agoChromeOS is owned by the public, Gmail is not, Gmail is a ChromeOS app. Android AOSP != Gmail. It doesn't make any sense for apps that have deep ties into server-side Google infrastructure to be part of the OS, they are apps. Do you consider Chromium browser open source even if the majority of the apps you use on the Web everyday aren't? Android being open source has obviously benefited the public. Just ask Cyanogen.