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Link to Ars Technica article. I just thought this article was interesting. I've largely refrained from the Android vs iOS wars lately because while my stance hasn't changed, there isn't a whole lot to add to the discussion.
Please keep this discussion clean and this is about how Google is removing/depreciating some of the open source parts of Android now that it has the upper hand. Things like the mail app, search, web browser, etc. are being removed from open source versions to closed sourced versions.
I'm actually not surprised at what Google is doing but from a consumer standpoint, does it really matter? I'd say no. And aside from Amazon and Samsung, will this really affect any Android OEM an any meaningful way?
Please keep this discussion clean and this is about how Google is removing/depreciating some of the open source parts of Android now that it has the upper hand. Things like the mail app, search, web browser, etc. are being removed from open source versions to closed sourced versions.
I'm actually not surprised at what Google is doing but from a consumer standpoint, does it really matter? I'd say no. And aside from Amazon and Samsung, will this really affect any Android OEM an any meaningful way?