Android worked because Google did not only buy mobile software, it bought a way to make the web feel open on devices it…
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Android worked because Google did not only buy mobile software, it bought a way to make the web feel open on devices it did not manufacture. The Open Handset Alliance, announced in 2007, gave carriers, chipmakers, and phone brands a shared platform at a time when the mobile industry was still fragmented. Google later built the real business around services like Play Store, Google Mobile Services, Search placement, app distribution, ads, and default user behavior. That is why the Android deal…
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