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> It also doesn't mention how far along the road Samsung was to having the ability to ship Android without Google Mobile Services, until Samsung and Google mad
by Achshar 13y ago
> It also doesn't mention how far along the road Samsung was to having the ability to ship Android without Google Mobile Services, until Samsung and Google made a peace treaty that involved sending Motorola off to live with Lenovo.
Do you have a source on that? When I think about it seems logical but it never occoured to me that Google could have been "forced" into leaving motorola. Clearly any sane exec would choose Samsung having google apps over mororola under different owner. But I would like to know where you got the idea from.
- cwyers 13y agoHere you go: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/nuclear-stand-down-google-samsung-and-the-sale-of-motorola-mobility/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/nuclear-stand-down-go... The most germane part to the author's premise is the graphic that illustrates how Samsung has apps to duplicate pretty much every app Google has. (With, admittedly, the very notable exception of Maps. Even Apple has had a rough time of getting away from Google Maps, I think that'd be a very difficult piece for Samsung without going to Nokia for help.)