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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by tacomonstrous on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @06:23PM (#15298876)
>Then just add a migration tool like Google has on their Pixel devices that plugs into their old phone and downloads all of the same apps on their new phone

And be pleasantly surprised when none of their Google apps transfer over? Good luck with that.

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by kuschku on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @08:17PM (#15299544)
Google Apps are important in some markets, but far less so in other markets.

Samsung might lose a percentage of the SV customerbase, but everyone who’s not relying on Google accounts wouldn’t really notice.

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:07PM (#15299789)
Multiple jurisdictions are investigating the antitrust implications of how Google Apps are controlled on Android.

We'll see if this is still a problem in a couple years.

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