The restrictions mentioned in the contract relate to Google`s apps and services, including the Google Play app and store, not the basic operating system itself. The Open Source Android project is allowed among other much more open agreements. These documents are a great thing when it comes to understanding the Android ecosystem and give a rare insight into the lengths that Google will control its “open” operating system. The agreement is full of confidentiality clauses and the fact that another of these documents has been made public is a serious shock. We conclude with the most ironic clause in the 13-page agreement: “Open Devices. The parties will create an open environment for devices, by opening all Android products and Android app programming interfaces and opening them to devices, and taking no steps to restrict or restrict the Android platform. The documentation purchased by The Verge reveals a handful of new details about how Google intends to require OEMs to provide regular security updates. Apparently, the latest OEM agreement requires new equipment to receive security updates for at least two years. Currently, there is no requirement for security updates like this one. This is not the first time we have heard or seen information related to MADA, but the last time was a 2009 version of the agreement that dates back to the era of Android 1.1. The last leak agreement was in 2011 and gives us a much more modern look, although we imagine that there have been some changes since then. Surprisingly, Google requires OEMs to submit monthly reports containing sales figures for Android devices and even list the email address to which these reports should be sent. Google knows exactly how many Android devices there are, and the agreement states that the report must have outages “according to the Google application model, territory and device within each territory” — a gold mine of sales data.
The 2011 agreement also states that “the company and Google have withheld all revenues from the supply of their respective products or services,” which is a good way to say, “You will not receive a penny of our advertising revenue.” These conditions reflect the agreement reached between the parties regarding the conditions for processing and security of customer data under the agreement.