because Google doesn't give a crap about what manufacturers do as long as they keep installing Android on as many phones as possible and in return they get more advertising dollars.
And why exactly is that bad?
And why exactly is that bad?
Do you demand Microsoft take action because say Lenovo installs superfish?
You make Lenovo fix it instead of a tangentially related company like Microsoft.
Same thing here. It's not a Google issue.
While it makes sense to hit the vendors directly to the extent possible, it also costs these platforms trust when most of the ways users end up with them have them compromised from day one. I.e. do I give relatives a list of vendors I think might be safe to use without a complete wipe and fresh install? For windows that is impossible.