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As far as I've read, because they wish they didn't have to depend on gapps. To the extent you wish Android were a little freer of Google, you should support that idea.

So they make worse quality apps yet still include gapps. That's a brilliant plan.

How about they stick to quality hardware and let the pros deal with software.

Because there is a huge fucking pile of money (Samsung revenues) and every manager works hard to convince their manager that their product is worth a piece of it. See Dilbert

Do they include the Samsung ones on Chinese market phones, where there's no GApps?

No. Xiaomi and Huawei have their own apps as well

So, yes.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

And I ate seeds,

and got stung by bees

for three long days

until Park Rangers finally found me.