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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by bunderbunder on Saturday September 19, 2026 @02:58PM (#49769236)
It isn’t, and nobody said it is. The ruling in question did not find that Google had a mobile OS monopoly. It found that they had monopolies in both the ad server and ad exchange markets, and was using them to reinforce each other in an anticompetitive way.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by izacus on Sunday September 20, 2026 @07:06AM (#49774597)
So why would they breakup Android away from Google (essentially killing the product as a whole due to lack of funding from Play) instead of separating the Ad business?
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