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by bubblethink 2835 days ago
>1. Using what budget exactly?

I mean they wanted to build an entire phone OS, and get OEMs to ship that. Shipping a browser should be more manageable, don't you think ?

>2. Most of those OEMs are already bundling Chrome in order to get the Play Store.

Exactly. Most OEMs bundle chrome + other third party browsers depending on their deals and motivations. The play store contract doesn't prevent them from bundling additional browsers.