Yes, and most people hate it when they do that.
Probably the biggest case for a full-on Google breakup. Android being split from the platform components.
A new company probably still couldn't develop platform pieces if that chink in the armor was made available by the DOJ. But if Google were split along those lines into two or more companies, it would provide nice and healthy gradients on both the hardware/OS and the platform/software sides of the market.
We really do need a Google breakup.
Re:Android 16 Is Here
by warkdarrior on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @04:17PM
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> Probably the biggest case for a full-on Google breakup. Android being split from the platform components.
Isn't core Android open source? As long as you do not need Google apps and Google services, you can use Android OSS right now without Google's platform components.
Re:Android 16 Is Here
by isaacaggrey on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @03:58PM
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I agree with your parent post but why would a breakup not equally apply to Apple?
It should! But the parent was referring to Android manufacturers.
Re:Android 16 Is Here
by diffeomorphism on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @05:18PM
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Wasn't that what all the 2015 antitrust stuff was about?
Manufacturers were contractually forbidden from doing that.
Thanks, that helped me find this which does sound like it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google...
Samsung literally provides their own alternative for all of these.
Re:Android 16 Is Here
by diffeomorphism on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @04:48AM
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No, they provide them in addition but not as replacements/defaults. That is what the discussion was about.
Don't/can't Android manufacturers provide alternative defaults here?