Reply to post: Re: @Paul Shirley - "Google never had enough power"

Google doesn’t care who makes Android phones. Or who it pisses off

Charles 9

Re: @Paul Shirley - "Google never had enough power"

"Google has plenty of power, since Android is the only real choice for OEMs who want to sell smartphones given that Apple won't license iOS and Microsoft and RIM are on life support."

They don't have "walking on the sun" power, though, meaning they don't have the power to compel manufacturers to make phones even if the conditions don't favor them. They can always walk out and leave Google to figure out how to make phones without a manufacturer on their side. At least Apple has a hardware division and makes its own phones in-house.

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