> The ZTE exec Santiago Sierra said they are giving Microsoft between 15 to 20 pound sterling for each handset, which is why Windows Phones are going to be more expensive for the company to make than their Android handsets
> Google, in its turn, tries to keep Android free and open, and hopes to make money from search and advertising on the platform, which is its core business.
I mean it goes clearly in the direction I’m saying.
When searching for how much Google play service cost per device, I not only found it was free when it mattered (when there was competition) but also this :
> Google is changing the way it licenses its suite of Android apps in Europe, leading the company to charge a licensing fee for the Play Store and other Google apps for the first time.
> The changes come in response to a July ruling by the European Commission, which fined the company $5 billion for antitrust violations
> The ZTE exec Santiago Sierra said they are giving Microsoft between 15 to 20 pound sterling for each handset, which is why Windows Phones are going to be more expensive for the company to make than their Android handsets
> Google, in its turn, tries to keep Android free and open, and hopes to make money from search and advertising on the platform, which is its core business.
I mean it goes clearly in the direction I’m saying.
When searching for how much Google play service cost per device, I not only found it was free when it mattered (when there was competition) but also this :
> Google is changing the way it licenses its suite of Android apps in Europe, leading the company to charge a licensing fee for the Play Store and other Google apps for the first time.
> The changes come in response to a July ruling by the European Commission, which fined the company $5 billion for antitrust violations
Again, it’s pretty explicit.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17984074/google-eu-andro...
There is not much room to defend Google case, it’s blatant and have been found so by other jurisdictions than the USA.