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I'm not missing any point: An ancestor post made the very correct statement that Android's "fragmentation" is also its strength. You went off about how it doesn't benefit consumers.

That is simply wrong.

Sidenote: The phone companies don't customize the handsets at all. The manufacturers do it for them. If the Verizon Samsung comes with a particular app or has a feature removed, it's because Samsung -- an Android partner -- did that for them. It's a small nuance, but it's an important one.




I haven't yet seen anyone show how it benefits to customer.


If you can't see how choice and a competitive ecosystem benefits consumers, then I don't think you're really looking.


Choice between what?

I am all for choice between Android and Apple.

But we are debating choice WITHIN Android ecosystem.

I.e. different app stores for the same type of os.

That isn't good for consumers there is absolutely no advantage to that. What should that be?




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