The open-source nature of Google's Android is both a curse and a blessing. Google conquered the post-PC world by making sure its mobile OS is the dominant platform in the smartphone business. Over 1.4 billion smartphone users have an Android device that can be used to browse the web and bring in some ad-based cash to Google – though many reports still say that iPhone owners are even more profitable for Google when it comes to ad money.
However, Google grabbed the lion’s share of the smartphone market by giving Android away. That means it lost the ability to control its mobile platform.
But Google has other ways of trying to take back control of Android that don’t involve pressuring OEMs and carriers to launch updates in a more timely fashion.
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