[–] akhilcacharya 8y ago ↗ The fact that they used the N5 for the pre 4.4 OS renders is truly confusing.
[–] russellbeattie 8y ago ↗ Back then I actually posted what is probably the earliest video of Android in action available online: https://vimeo.com/384481 [–] Jaruzel 8y ago ↗ Ahhh phones with hard keyboards... How I miss them.
[–] breakingcups 8y ago ↗ And since then the AOSP has been hollowed out with a lot of code moving to Google's (closed source) equivalents. [–] londons_explore 8y ago ↗ Moving code from AOSP to Google Play Services is a direct response to people like the EU saying googles business practices aren't legal.That code in Play Services they can now license for $$$. Had they not moved it, anyone would be able to use it and not give Google any $$$'s.Cases like this highlight how the open source business model is broken.
[–] londons_explore 8y ago ↗ Moving code from AOSP to Google Play Services is a direct response to people like the EU saying googles business practices aren't legal.That code in Play Services they can now license for $$$. Had they not moved it, anyone would be able to use it and not give Google any $$$'s.Cases like this highlight how the open source business model is broken.
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[ 3.7 ms ] story [ 24.6 ms ] threadThat code in Play Services they can now license for $$$. Had they not moved it, anyone would be able to use it and not give Google any $$$'s.
Cases like this highlight how the open source business model is broken.