Google Charging OEMs Licensing Fees For Play Store 225
An anonymous reader writes "Google has begun charging OEMs for access to its proprietary Play Store applications for Android though the reported amount is as low as 75c per device. Between charging OEMs for Google Play apps, showing ads within these apps (Search, Maps and GMail) and profiling users with the data it collects this does show that Google is willing to leverage their stranglehold on the mobile market to control and monetize wherever it can. Add that these proprietary applications and the proprietary Google Play Services are the primary areas for Android innovation and development and you end up with an operating system that is less and less 'free' in the freedom and cost senses of the word."
Re:Go ahead, give me one more straw! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sorry sir, would you like a free streak to go with your phone?
Dear God, no. Keep your pants on.