Re:Huawei is working on its own mobile OS in case things sou...
by zyx321 on Thursday June 23, 2016 @11:57AM
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Google might not kill Android outright, but there are huge parts of the API that depend on their proprietary software. So far they haven't abused that power much. If they decide to change the their terms, you want to have an alternative that's ready to ship in under a year.
Re:Huawei is working on its own mobile OS in case things sou...
by cronjobber on Thursday June 23, 2016 @11:19AM
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The concern is not that Android "goes away", but that google enslaves the hardware companies like good old MS of yore enslaved the PS clone makers.
Re:Huawei is working on its own mobile OS in case things sou...
by Zigurd on Thursday June 23, 2016 @11:28AM
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That ship has sailed. Learn how to prosper in that role or do something else. If you think you can do an OS, go for it. I would like to see a third successful mobile OS.
Re:Huawei is working on its own mobile OS in case things sou...
by zyx321 on Thursday June 23, 2016 @01:47PM
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>If you think you can do an OS, go for it.
It's not about competing with Android. It's about bargaining power. If you depend on Google, they can dictate any terms they like. Having an alternative to Android, even a crappy one, sets an upper limit to how hard Google can screw you over.
I am genuinely not capable of understanding this logic.google is not a small company and they are not going to destroy Android with these kind of stupid decisions.
So why Samsung and etc does spend billions on new softwares when they can simply fork Android (in most extreme situations to respond to Google, just like what Amazon did).