>this feels like a non-issue getting attention because the business agreements around Android are relatively public compared to other OSes.
Are they? Where can we see them?
The page at [1] about the Open Handset Alliance contains a lot of noise about openness etc. but there are no details of the agreements or how much it actually costs for a Google apps license.
I remember everyone was surprised when Google forced Acer to pull phones based on Aliyun OS because of the OHA agreement, which IIRC, is under NDA and secrecy.