Android now at 85% market share. EU Commission investigating monopoly.

[Rice N Beans]

AOSP is open but the Google apps are proprietary. You can use the OS without them but most handsets are gonna include them.

Google Apps aren't a part of the core OS.

Android is/was/will be open source.

 

[StatUS]

Google Apps aren't a part of the core OS.

Android is/was/will be open source.

True but whose gonna buy an Android phone without account sync and the play store

 

[AB Ziggy]

True but whose gonna buy an Android phone without account sync and the play store

Kindle users and Chinese people.

 

[satam55]

Android isn't technically open source.

Yes it is!

 

[satam55]

True but whose gonna buy an Android phone without account sync and the play store

It's really easy to download Google Play Store/Google Services and flash it on your Android device.

 

[TripleAgent]

No that wouldn't be dope. That would lead to a bunch of inferior products. You know how many shytty android devices are floating around? A blind retard could make a phone and throw android on it, sullying google's name. Apple keeps their shyt tight so they can monitor what goes out with their name on it.

If apple did that they would lose most of their appeal. It's an OS that works. It's dependable. Consistent. Quality through and through. You can't say that for every, if any, android device. More people have android devices because there's more cheap, shytty options. You want an iPhone you gotta drop loot because quality costs.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

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You got something to say or you gonna stand in the corner like a fakkit?

 

[duncanthetall]

Really?????

I mean, those are specific products tho on the Apple side at least. This is people jerking off because of the type of software on the phone. A product simply having the Android OS doesn't ensure quality unlike a product with iOS on it, as the only products with iOS on it come directly from Apple.

 

[TripleAgent]

You got something to say or you gonna stand in the corner like a fakkit?

First, calm down, I guarantee you only talk like that behind that keyboard.

Second, that was some sheepish, Apple-dikkriding nonsense you just spouted.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

First, calm down, I guarantee you only talk like that behind that keyboard.

Second, that was some sheepish, Apple-dikkriding nonsense you just spouted.

But you can't deny any of it? Ok. That was my point.

You the one sound like a butt hurt fanboy.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Cool

 

[Rice N Beans]

True but whose gonna buy an Android phone without account sync and the play store

I have an old phone that runs without GApps. The market I have totally mimics the play store so I can have my cake without Google access.

 

[AB Ziggy]

I have an old phone that runs without GApps. The market I have totally mimics the play store so I can have my cake without Google access.

What market is this? How do you know you're not downloading malware or secret tracking apps?

 

[satam55]

I have an old phone that runs without GApps. The market I have totally mimics the play store so I can have my cake without Google access.

Why don't you just flash GApps instead of some knock-off?

 

[AB Ziggy]

Why don't you just flash GApps instead of some knock-off?

He's obviously one of them privacy fanatics.