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Re:Google faces EU antitrust fine over Android case by ricw on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:11AM (#17256437)
Google does control what equates to an effective monopoly of all smartphone software in the EU. You don't need to sell to have a monopoly that you can abuse.
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Re:Google faces EU antitrust fine over Android case by ekianjo on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:17AM (#17256530)
Android is mostly open-source and nothing prevents manufacturers from forking it for their own purpose. Google play Services is not an obligation when you see things this way.
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Re:Google faces EU antitrust fine over Android case by pmiller2 on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:21AM (#17256574)
Manufacturers want the Google Play Store for the same reason Willie Sutton is said to have robbed banks: because that’s where the money (and the apps) are.
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