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Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP

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wps · 1789760710 · focus · HN ↗
The amount of roadblocks Google is putting up for GrapheneOS is just ridiculous. None of their decisions make any sense, from the delayed source patches upstream, to the embargos, attestation issues, etc. Google simply regrets android being open source.
1. Telaneo · 1789783898 · focus · HN ↗
  I'm convinced Android being open source is just an accident of history. It's been somewhat useful for Google to be able to ride on that goodwill, but they're not actually invested in open source beyond the ways it directly benefits them (or at least they haven't been in the last 10 years). Thus they're happy to throw the baby out with the bathwater if they believe they need the bathtub for anything that will earn them 0.1 cent more than that baby would.
  1. ikiris · 1789790339 · focus · HN ↗
    Its more a reflection of the vastly different internal culture of the time (and different executive leadership).
    When Patrick Pichette left and Sundar became CEO both led to massive culture shifts.

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