alt Hacker News> Tell me about the different OSes each of Samsung, Huawei, Tencent MyApp, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Honor etc. run then that we can choose from.
Other companies using Google's incredible R&D spend and selling phones that use it is not Google's failing.
And we're talking app stores. They all have app stores disconnected from Google's app store.
> It's like saying Windows doesn't have a monopoly in the PC space because HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS.
No, on two counts. One: - and it's the same with Android - Apple exists, and so there's definitely not a monopoly from a lowercase personal computing perspective. Two: the conversation is about app stores. There are many app stores. It's like saying Microsoft doesn't have a PC hardware monopoly because HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS.
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> They all have app stores disconnected from Google's app store
No they don't. Certainly not ones where my bank app or Netflix is. This is being obtuse on purpose.
> Other companies using Google's incredible R&D spend and selling phones that use it is not Google's failing
On the contrary. I disagree.
It's possible to build something so successful and difficult that it rises to the level of public utility.