Android phones in China are more ‘Android open source’ rather than Android in the way we are all used to here. So a lot of phones don’t have Google Play, etc.
Android phones in China are more ‘Android open source’ rather than Android in the way we are all used to here. So a lot of phones don’t have Google Play, etc.
We have seen a lot of interest from Chinese developers on Google Play because the extent to which Android is used. If we can figure out a model by which we can serve those users, it would be a privilege to do so. So I don’t think of China as a black hole.
We run Android in a very open way and work closely with all partners. We work with Samsung, and I spend a lot of time with them. But we’ve always supported other partners.
We ship a new version of Google Play Services every six weeks. Typically, 90 percent of users are on the new version of that.
Things like WhatsApp are a great example of success that others have had on Android, which we see as welcome innovation on the platform.
We do have business relationships; we do licensing relationships, and people want to use Google services on top of Android. But in theory, you can use Android without Google.
We’re excited by the success of WhatsApp on top of Android. Amazon brings services like Kindle on top of Android. It’s a competitive world and a lot more complex than people realize. When you run a platform on scale, you have to make sure it’s truly open. That way, not only do you do well, so do others.
Android is one of the most open systems I’ve ever seen. What makes Android great is it’s literally designed from the ground up to be customised in a very powerful way.
Obviously, you will always see more malware targeting Android because Android is used more than any smartphone platform by a pretty substantial difference.
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