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The Future of Android — Does It Belong To Bing and Baidu?

Posted by timothy on from the jaws-of-victory dept.

hype7 writes "Given the recent publicity about Android and Google, the Harvard Business Review are offering another interesting perspective. They argue that Google runs a serious risk of losing control of Android, as competitors such as Bing and Baidu move in. It certainly presents an interesting possibility — that Android could win but Google wouldn't see any benefit out of it."

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  1. Re:Arguable by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Android Market doesn't require an exclusive agreement, so they don't need to make developers switch, they just need to make them use both app stores. And, unlike the iPhone, app stores are not the only places to get apps, you can grab them from anywhere.

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  2. Re:Arguable by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 2, Informative

    By the way, I believe most Android devices that come out of China don't ship with Android Market so there you go.

    All 4 Android tablets I've bought in Shanghai came with the Android Market preloaded. On the contrary, the rule seems to be access to the Market.

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  3. Re:Competition within the platform? interesting by Superken7 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Postdata. I keep forgetting that its "PS" when writing english. Another slashdotter already explained below :)