• pimento64@sopuli.xyz
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        1 year ago

        Because doing so is, to people who run businesses, throwing money in the dumpster

        • Voytrekk@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Google has one advantage over other Android device makers. They make profit off of the Play Store at a much higher rate than they do from hardware sales. If this change brings more people over from iOS to Android, it will be an overall win for them.

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      1 year ago

      Google makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.

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      1 year ago

      Because they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.