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Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs by devsquid on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:20PM (#11577163)
Yea exactly its one of the reasons why I love Android so much.

Also the argument that Android isn't actually OSS argument is dumb. If it was closed source how have other companies forked it and successfully released their own variants? It doesn't make sense.

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Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs by madeofpalk on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:51PM (#11577283)
"Forked it and successfully released their own variants" is a stretch (Amazon Fire Phone), especially when Google specifically prohibits vendors that get access to Google Play to fork Android.
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Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs by devsquid on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @10:09PM (#11577354)
The fire tablets are very successful. There are a few successful forks in China. There are tons of fan built versions. Thats not a stretch.

Google restrict OEMs from forking, is certainly shitty. But its also a smart business tactic and I hope Google gets more restrictive around letting OEMs use their flavor of Android. Since it leads to a more cohesive experience surrounding Android.

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