Google Tweaks Android Manufacturer Terms to Comply with Antitrust Laws

The article's (actual, on the site) headline is pretty much wrong, though it seems very few people understood the arrangement Google was announcing. Yes, Google Apps now has a "license fee", but OEMs can get a "financial incentive" for preloading Search and Chrome. Ergo, for phones still loading all Google apps, the cost will almost undoubtedly be zero.

I've provided the original headline used by Google News - the article headline was too long to be accepted.

See also: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17984074/google-eu-andro...

The latter fumbles breaking down what parts "Android" has, neglecting the Java Virtual Machine, and thus most of the OS.

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18230752

Google's own announcement: https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/compl...