Re:Google to stop giving Android license for upcoming phones...
by josefx on Monday December 16, 2019 @03:46AM
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You would have to force Android manufacturers to also provide Google free versions of their products. One only has to look at Microsofts history to see that backroom deals will keep alternatives of the table unless forced.
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Re:Google to stop giving Android license for upcoming phones...
by deogeo on Monday December 16, 2019 @07:54AM
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Or the history of Android itself - Google forbade manufacturers from making competing alternatives as part of its confidential licensing agreements: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-google-antitrust/googl...