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Re:Android 16 Is Here by diffeomorphism on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @05:18PM (#44241561)
Wasn't that what all the 2015 antitrust stuff was about?

Manufacturers were contractually forbidden from doing that.

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Re:Android 16 Is Here by rawling on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @06:04PM (#44241971)
Thanks, that helped me find this which does sound like it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google...

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Re:Android 16 Is Here by izacus on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @06:10PM (#44242032)
Samsung literally provides their own alternative for all of these.
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Re:Android 16 Is Here by diffeomorphism on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @04:48AM (#44245536)
No, they provide them in addition but not as replacements/defaults. That is what the discussion was about.
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