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I agree 100%. There are always unintended consequences when governments meddle in things they know nothing about.
 

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Ok not to sound like a "one of those people", but there would have to be some serious catastrophic world changing event for me to switch to an Apple product. Too controlling, too intrusive, too limiting... I don't trust Google but I trust Apple far less.
 
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While I agree that Google wields immense power and should be held accountable, I'm not convinced that Android would simply "wither and die" if separated from Google. The open-source foundation of Android means a vibrant community of developers could keep it going. We've already seen this with projects like LineageOS, which offer alternative Android builds for a wide range of devices.

Sure, there might be more fragmentation, and it might take time for a clear leader to emerge, but Android wouldn't disappear overnight. The bigger challenge, in my opinion, would be on the hardware side. Developing and producing competitive hardware requires significant investment, and it's unclear if any company could fill the void left by Google's absence.

Perhaps we'd see a resurgence of smaller manufacturers, or maybe a consortium of companies would come together to support open-source hardware development.
 

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As for a general reply to the news thread, and I only skimmed the article...I imagine something will take Android's place, if some other entity doesn't buy it up. I'm guessing that some company will buy it, probably either Samsung or Microsoft.

If I was a betting man...I'd place my money on Samsung. If they didn't Samsung has their own mobile OS that they can go to. I don't think Samsung can just exit the mobile phone arena. I think they make far too much money off it.

No matter what, it will be a very cold day in hell before I switch to Apple. I tried once...couldn't stand it. Given my points above, I would much rather switch back to Samsung.
 

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Ok not to sound like a "one of those people", but there would have to be some serious catastrophic world changing event for me to switch to an Apple product. Too controlling, too intrusive, too limiting... I don't trust Google but I trust Apple far less.

As for a general reply to the news thread, and I only skimmed the article...I imagine something will take Android's place, if some other entity doesn't buy it up. I'm guessing that some company will buy it, probably either Samsung or Microsoft.

If I was a betting man...I'd place my money on Samsung. If they didn't Samsung has their own mobile OS that they can go to. I don't think Samsung can just exit the mobile phone arena. I think they make far too much money off it.

No matter what, it will be a very cold day in hell before I switch to Apple. I tried once...couldn't stand it. Given my points above, I would much rather switch back to Samsung.
Hey, I don't care for Apple either, but there are far worse things in the world. Take Justin Bieber or Subway, for instance. 😉
 

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The DoJ is considering splitting Android away from Google over antitrust concerns. If that happens you should probably buy an iPhone.

If Android is split away from Google it will die : Read more
"That’s an interesting point! If the DoJ moves forward with that, it could definitely reshape the landscape of mobile operating systems. However, it’ll be fascinating to see how Google adapts and what alternatives arise for Android users. While some might consider switching to an iPhone, others may prefer to stick with Android, especially if new developments lead to more competition and innovation. It’ll be worth keeping an eye on how this unfolds!"
 

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That's not how i remember the early days of what eventually became Android, i was a Google tester for the very earliest non public, invite only project, then for first the first public, then beta etc, it still wasn't called android.
Samsung had very little to do with developing android, the company who.did the most, and the best work on/for andriod was the now sadly defunct XDA/HTC.
Every tester, developer etc etc used htc hardware and when HTC released the legendary HD2, nobody used anything else for almost 3 years,and the HD2 is still unique in being able to run x86 windows desk top OS's, Microsoft mobile OS' s, etc etc, the only OS ive never seen installed and run on an HD2 is (cr) apple OS or software etc but then why would anyone waste even 2 seconds doing that, except to prove a point..
Nobody but nobody used samsung, who hardly existed in phones and the few they managed to chuck out were basically crap..
As per usual, the Americans idea of history is vastly different to those of us living outside that lunatics asylum...
 

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I could imagine an open-source version of Linux to succeed Android. However, hardware makers would still need to provide driver software and the like. Device vendors may want to add a custom shell. - Isn't this the way Xiaomi and even more Huawei have taken?

I could see this leading to re-fragmentation of the market for mobile operating systems, maybe Microsoft re-entering it.
"Everybody" would position their hardware (equipped with their operating system) as "the ultimate" or as "best bang for the buck", without having the resources to establish an ecosystem. (My first smartphones ran Windows Mobile, but Microsoft...) And yes, then Apple would find the competition even more fragmented. - Imagine yourself as a software developer for a living. Where would you place your bet?
 

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so much wrong with this. were you aware android is built on open source tech? is it hard to host repos somewhere hmmm where could we find a site to host repos? there is anothe4r company that has vested intrest.

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If that actually happens, it won’t be long before Apple finds itself in the same straights with iOS. Personally I would rather see store options allowed across all mobile OSs. If, and very likely, this doesn’t get overturned on appeal.

Maybe someone can convince Musk to take Android and have a Starlink option.
 

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This DOJ is stepping out of line. This proves they are just power hungry tyrants. Yeah, let's kill Android because monopoly, and give Apple a literal monopoly.

These people are so below me with how dumb they are. Crooked and corrupt to the end.
 

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Apple has an obvious monopoly/ majority in North America. They engage in extreme "customer lock-in" measures and can just continue to operate "as is"

Guess I'm not surprised. The USA is proud that the world's most valuable company (by market cap) is a company within the USA. No one will ever want to hurt the value of them AAPL shares!
 

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