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Re:”No one at Google is Returning Our Calls” by tanzam75 on Friday December 27, 2013 @12:12PM (#6971481)
Isn't Microsoft also more restrictive when it comes to what parts of Windows OEMs are allowed to customize?

It's one thing to swap out PROGMAN.EXE, as HP did with NewWave. But you're not allowed to interfere with the ability to run Windows Update.

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Re:”No one at Google is Returning Our Calls” by tadfisher on Saturday December 28, 2013 @02:56AM (#6974371)
That's just the bargain Google struck with carriers and OEMs. They have the reins on Google services, but allowing OS customization was a concession to get third parties to adopt Android as the de facto iOS competitor. And OEMs and carriers love to push their own customizations to build revenue streams.
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