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		ranger_danger 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GrapheneOS is the only Android OS providing full s... Why would they be forced to develop their own OS? They could just license this theoretical future proprietary Android OS.

Telaneo 5 days ago [–]

The comment I responded to was:

> Not sure if the big manufacturers would want to depend on a proprietary Google OS.

If a manufacturer doesn't want to depend on a proprietary Google OS, licencing that Google OS is not an alternative.

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