That's not what I meant. Will the other OEMs have to pay Google for using Android 17 (since it's not open-source anymore) ?
How will Samsung/OnePlus use Android 17 and 18?
I don't agree with the other person but the closest example that I could find would be OnePlus. They had no physical shops, used word of mouth (influencers), had good marketing (flagship killer), and were relatively cheap. They quickly rose the ranks and became a mainstream brand.
Emotional support vehicle is a apt description
Electron: Heyyyyyyy
I just murdered a bunch of trees and killed a random dude with the water it used, but it looks good
Tech bros: "Worth it!"
pack of armed raiders attacks me in the middle of the night
Shit, i gave my weapons to the blacksmith for an upgrade which I'll get tomorrow.
umm...let's try to go for a seduction with nat 20
I always felt it was the gamer equivalent of audiophile grade speaker cables personally, but some people swear they can detect it.
Don't forget the ultra audiophile who sources their own electricity to prevent the electrical grid noise from seeping into the audio
Oops, the code expired last night, sorry. You can select another game if you want to.
Also helping to cart all the monitors in was some good cardio, kinda miss moving 24" Sony Trinitron CRTs around
Kids will never know the pain. I remember that for a small time CRTs had the advantage over LCDs due to their higher refresh rate (75 Hz over 60 Hz) so pro players preferred CRTs.
Btw, you didn't mention any game.
AFAIK (I may be wrong), you have to pay google for bundling Google Play Services on your phone. For example, Purism probably does not pay Google anything because it only uses AOSP + it's own suite of services. However, Android 17 will be a bit concerning. Let's wait till we get a bit more clarity.