>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.
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.