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wow just wow while i can't say i didn't see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone

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[–] mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

while i agree to some extent it never been that aggressive before, have you heard that dial-er and SMS apps are no longer included in the android open source stock making it bit harder for custom roms maintainers

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I heard about this too, it's a really rough one. Removing essential mobile phone functionality from a mobile OS' source code makes no sense to me at all

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago

Google wants to maintain control of Android. In theory, Android is open source. However, Google doesn't want the open source bits to be enough to create a competitor.

[–] mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

that is just causing a problem and selling the solution