A Samsung exec told Google: “So you’re basically asking us to get out of the store business.” Google found nicer words: “We’re proposing that we focus together on helping you achieve your goals in a different way.”

We’re now seeing that one of Google’s goals for Project Banyan was effectively to puppet the Galaxy Store and provide a false choice for users. The agreement as proposed would see Google Play and the Galaxy Store side by side on the default homescreen, just like today, but Google would host the games, provide the billing, security, and updates in the Galaxy Store, too.

In exchange, Google would create a “financial agreement to help Samsung’s services revenue goal and justify deprioritizing the Galaxy Store,” the proposal suggested.

Again, Google and Samsung did not go through with Project Banyan.