Google is getting nervous about Samsung

[dallas]

famousringo said:

dharh said:
Does anyone seriously think a new OS is gonna stop android anytime soon (obviously new interruptions can happen, but its too soon in the cycle for that)?

If Samsung tried to replace android with their own OS I can easily see an massive shift away from Samsung phones toward other android phones.

Why replace Android when you can fork it, and pick and choose which Google services you want to keep?

And don't try to say that Google would just yank all their services off Samsung phones to punish Samsung. That would risk throwing away half of Google's Android users in a single stroke. It's really starting to look like Google needs Samsung more than Samsung needs Google, and that puts Samsung in the driver's seat.

So if Samsung started using their own OS, then google wouldnt let them use their own?  Doesnt make sense to me, lol.

I think that if this happened beyond whatever google's level of toleration is, then they will probably attempt to aid other manufacturers besides Samsung (and nokia).  This could be a costly option, giving subsidies to Sony, LG, or whoever has android, but it could force samsung to back down. 

So there are ways that google can correct this, if need be.