Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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  • PushButton@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    Funny enough, having Microsoft making the Windows Phone again would make a 3rd player, and maybe some competition in the market.

    I don’t know many companies that have the resources to fight in this arena right now…