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It's so weird to me that Google gets all this flack when they made Android open source, while Apple gets none of it and kept iOS closed source and super locked down.

Given that, it's somewhat understandable that they're moving to a more closed model, sad as it is.

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I think I’d rather have a closed source operating system that is sold for profit than an open source one funded by advertising.

I don’t think either situation is ideal however, but the iOS motivation seems better aligned with my interests.

How is Android funded by advertising? The google services running on it are funded by advertising, but you don't have to use those.

Android is funded as a vehicle for those services.

Last time I checked, the license fees Google receives did not fully cover the development of Android.

I think it's because the more restrictive license of the Linux kernel (GPL) vs the more permissive BSD License. What Google is doing technically doesn't violate the GPL but it kinda gets away doing the sort of thing copyleft licenses were intended to prevent. People have been upset at Ubuntu forever too since they started including closed source drivers.

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