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More Google arguments why contracts are important and good.
Kolotouros told Google lead attorney Glenn Pomerantz:
➼ Offering Android for free helps Google compete with Apple because other companies can focus on building the hardware and apps instead of a whole operating system
➼ MADA includes tools that help devs make higher-quality apps
➼ Google’s APIs ensure apps are working as users expect
➼ These contracts make sure OEMs give you bimonthly security updates — “no less than 6 security updates in a calendar year.”
Google also pointed out that companies beyond Epic have managed to get their apps preinstalled on Android phones, like Facebook and LinkedIn. I now wonder what Meta, Microsoft, and OEMs paid or gave up for that to happen.
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