- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
- technology@lemmy.world
When Google, along with a consortium of other companies, announced the open-source operating system we call Android way back in 2007, the world was paying attention. The iPhone had launched the same year, and the entire mobile space was wary of the rush of excitement around the admittedly revolutionary device. AOSP (Android Open Source Project) was born, and within a few years Android swallowed up market share with phones of all shapes and sizes from manufacturers all over the globe. Android eventually found its way into TVs, fridges, washing machines, cars, and the in-flight entertainment system of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
I am very happy that we will not see AOSP get killed like every other good Google service, because the Google Play store makes so much money… So much money… So much money… It would be suicidal to kill this project
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