Google Apps License Forbids Forking, Promotes Google Services

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 13, 2014 @05:53AM from the also-requires-you-bow-to-satan-and-eat-twinkies dept.

Sockatume writes "If you want to ship a phone with Google's apps on it, you need to license them. A copy of the OEM licensing agreement from 2011 was recently leaked, and Ars Technica provides a summary. Amongst the rules: a company licensing Google Apps can't act in a way that would fragment Android, but must also maintain the platform's open-ness; most of Google's services must be included; Google apps must be defaults, and placed within a couple of clicks of the default home screen. No surprises, but it's interesting to see the details laid out."

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Re:Gee, just fork it. by Kenja · 2014-02-13 06:11 · Score: 4, Funny

You're right, the Apple license to allow me to use iOS and Apple apps on my own phone brand is MUCH more open. At least according to my unicorn lawyer.

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Re:Antitrust by Anonymous Coward · 2014-02-13 06:20 · Score: 5, Funny

"Here's a box of screws. If you want to use my hammer, then you need to use my wood also."
If you're using a hammer for screws, you're doing it wrong.