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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by fpgeek on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:14AM (#6652612)
> You can fork android and not license the google services, but it means doing without youtube, maps and chrome. That's a horrible experience.

Not to hundreds of millions of Chinese Android users.

Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by ansgri on Friday November 01, 2013 @01:52PM (#6655190)
Same in Russia, where Yandex presents a very viable alternative. Their maps, for instance, are better.