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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)
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There were always ways in which Google's "open" Android wasn't *exactly* open. The company engaged in illegal "tying" arrangements that forced hardware vendors and carriers to lock out versions of Android that were created by Google's competitors:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_18_4581
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2026-06-12T22:49:07.107Z