Breaking: Google just confirmed that the U.S. DOJ is seeking, among other changes, to force Google to split off Chrome and Android.

Source: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/doj-search-remedies-framework/

DOJ’s radical and sweeping proposals risk hurting consumers, businesses, and developers

DOJ’s sweeping proposals for the Search case risk hurting consumers, businesses, and developers.

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@MishaalRahman They're playing the open-source card lmao

Android is in practice not open, because if you exercise your freedom to modify the thing they will use their monopolized app distribution/api platform and trusted computing BS the devices come with (again, thanks to their requirements) to exclude you from using apps that should work, no questions asked

Using the hands of other companies for it just shows the monopoly power they hold

Also idk, the word "radical" isn't painting the picture they want, non-radical action clearly didn't do us any good so far

@awooo @MishaalRahman android is just about as open as windows is these days. considering most of the system simply does not work without proprietary google services, using a fully FOSS android is essentially impossible
@mjdxp @awooo @MishaalRahman to illustrate how far this goes, the "sending GPS data to emergency responders when you call them" feature is part of Google services

you do not get that if you use a "degoogled" version of android
@lunareclipse @mjdxp @awooo @MishaalRahman wait really? that's seriously messed up

well, taking a step back, the OS having any proprietary components at all is seriously messed up