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Re:Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used ope... by bitmapbrother on Monday April 03, 2017 @05:57PM (#14027591)
So an OEM being allowed to build their own OS is a huge design flaw?

Is Debian also responsible for Ubuntu's security flaws?

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Re:Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used ope... by ocdtrekkie on Monday April 03, 2017 @07:48PM (#14028316)
It isn't "their own OS". It's Google's OS, which is explicitly and directly controlled by Google's contracts, which you continue to pretend do not exist. It is a single platform, and it is by no means an open source one. If it was, it wouldn't require the explicit approval of a single corporate entry to distribute it or any updates to it.
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Re:Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used ope... by bitmapbrother on Monday April 03, 2017 @09:44PM (#14028882)
Yes, it actually is. An OEM builds their own OS from source. Google does not own their OS. Also, why are you claiming that I'm pretending that the MADA contract does not exist? If an OEM wants Google Play Services and Apps then they must agree to the terms in the MADA. It appears you have an problem separating the Android OS the OEM builds and the Google Apps and Services that are given to them.
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