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		paxys 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Keep Android Open Because money. Yes Android is open source, but Google is spending billions of dollars a year paying engineers to develop it. If you want Android to be "free" find alternate funding, with no strings attached.

mistercheph 6 months ago [–]

See: linux

paxys 6 months ago | [–]

How many consumer devices is Linux successfully running on?

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