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Re:Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival... by AtlasLion on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @03:54AM (#9574997)
No one ever said that Google's services were open. The operating system itself is open. instead of starting from 0, Yandex could just modify Android and have their own market, maps... People been bitching about fragmentation in Android for years, when google changed their agreement to counter it, people are now bitching about the agreement.
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Re:Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival... by hillsarealiv3 on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @04:29AM (#9575094)
The problem is that even if they create their own marketplace etc. any manufacturers who have an agreement with Google will be unable to manufacture any devices running the forked version. The restriction is company wide for the OEM.
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