cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48969583
Google…
🔸required Android makers to pre-install Search & Chrome for Play Store access
🔸paid manufacturers exclusively
🔸blocked other Android versions
Less competition = fewer choices for users.
At Murena, we propose a full ecosystem without vendor lock-in. Your data, your choice.
👉 Read the full article by BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj0pp5p62o?app-referrer=deep-link
If you are old enough you might remember a similar fine for those nice search bars everyone was getting by default all over the place with every driver install and every program you downloaded. That was a fun time too!