Kolotouros told Google lead attorney Glenn Pomerantz:

➼ Offering Android for free helps Google compete with Apple because other companies can focus on building the hardware and apps instead of a whole operating system

➼ MADA includes tools that help devs make higher-quality apps

➼ Google’s APIs ensure apps are working as users expect

➼ These contracts make sure OEMs give you bimonthly security updates — “no less than 6 security updates in a calendar year.”

Google also pointed out that companies beyond Epic have managed to get their apps preinstalled on Android phones, like Facebook and LinkedIn. I now wonder what Meta, Microsoft, and OEMs paid or gave up for that to happen.