[MattDamonSpace]

Are they competing with Google?

[david-gpu]

What do you consider Android to be, if not a competitor of iOS?

[kube-system]

Most Android devices aren't even Google products, and for much of Android's existence, none of them were. Android is a way to get ads in front of people... as is their partnerships with Apple.

[wahnfrieden]

That describes Google's business. For Apple, Google is a competitor. An Android user is one less iOS user.

[kube-system]

Then it's in their best interest to enable many Google products in iOS to give people less of a reason to buy an Android phone.