Re:Google’s not-so-secret new OS
by e12e on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @02:19AM
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> Maintaining existing software for customers costs handset manufacturers $$$, and disincentives consumers purchasing new phones (their cash cow).
Maybe Google should split play store/app ad income with manufacturers, adding some incentives (50/50 profit split for phones on latest Android, 20/80 for one trailing major version - and then nothing. Or something along those lines).
That might have the added benefit (for Google) that manufacturers would have a stake in a healthy play ecosystem.
It's the ability to impose a private tax on ads and software that's supposed to be the monetizing strategy for walled gardens, isn't it?
If hw is commoditized - manufacturers need another leg to stand on.
Re:Google’s not-so-secret new OS
by sangnoir on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @02:24AM
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Unintended consequence #1: phones that are too slow to adequately run the latest version will be force-upgraded Windows-10-style even if it degrades the user experience.
Maybe Google should split play store/app ad income with manufacturers, adding some incentives (50/50 profit split for phones on latest Android, 20/80 for one trailing major version - and then nothing. Or something along those lines).
That might have the added benefit (for Google) that manufacturers would have a stake in a healthy play ecosystem.
It's the ability to impose a private tax on ads and software that's supposed to be the monetizing strategy for walled gardens, isn't it?
If hw is commoditized - manufacturers need another leg to stand on.