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Google is getting a taste of their own medicine in search. I wish shopify would do something to compete with integrated payments, returns, etc (Opt-in for sellers of course).

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I just typed "Alexa" into Google search, and I got:

1. a shopping carousel entirely full of echo products (2nd card is on Amazon.com) 2. a paid ad from Amazon 3. several videos about echo products 4. q&a about Alexa rest of page: more Alexa related results

So, to your point, no, Google does not do anything like this.

It's funny cause I've looked up Android Tablets in the past and gotten Amazon's which I think is a little misleading since technically you're not getting Android proper. Not that their tablets aren't just as functional, but it might trip up someone who doesn't know any better.

> Not that their tablets aren't just as functional

Their tablets certainly aren’t as functional when it comes to the selection of apps available, unless you jump through weird, unsupported, highly fishy hoops to install Google Play on them.

Do you mean you're not getting pure AOSP Android or Google Play Android? Because you're certainly getting a device running the Android operating system...

The former is what most people want and expect when looking for Android.

I have no idea how you determine that. I suspect most have no idea what AOSP Android even looks like. Almost every manufacturer has a custom UI layer. AFAIK Google's Pixel phones and the Nokia Android One phones are the only ones offering something like a "stock AOSP + Google Play" experience.

Well I meant more in regards to Google Play being bundled, most people mostly care about Android + Google Play, whatever other customizations most people don't care as long as it doesn't get in their way.

There is no android proper. There’s google play services and the android os.

The fire tablet is using the android os

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