>I think you're forgetting the hundreds of millions of users that use Android without any Google services.
If only the problem was with those phones. Anything in the US except for Amazon is under Google's thumb
>Wouldn't it be nice if it was as simple as that? You seem to think Google has the ability to do whatever they want and have the OEM's fall in line one by one.
They put their foot down about other things, like branding, app choices. This should be more important.
You don't want to port Android 7 to a three year old phone, fine. But to refuse to patch against stagefright?
>If only the problem was with those phones. Anything in the US except for Amazon is under Google's thumb
So you've now qualified it to only phones in the US and devices not from Amazon?
>They put their foot down about other things, like branding, app choices. This should be more important.
It's a balancing act to keep everyone happy. When it comes to things like creating patches and paying for carrier certification these all cost money and shave off even more margin. Support the OEM's that provide timely OS updates and patches and disregard the rest.
If only the problem was with those phones. Anything in the US except for Amazon is under Google's thumb
>Wouldn't it be nice if it was as simple as that? You seem to think Google has the ability to do whatever they want and have the OEM's fall in line one by one.
They put their foot down about other things, like branding, app choices. This should be more important.
You don't want to port Android 7 to a three year old phone, fine. But to refuse to patch against stagefright?