Can they though? How would they even do that? The whole concept behind Android is to extend the reach of Google's advertising and service offerings into the mobile ecosystem.
This largely depends on them having the goodwill of the phone manufacturers in not de-googling their distributions. How would Google feel about Samsung switching the default search engine to Bing?
This largely depends on them having the goodwill of the phone manufacturers in not de-googling their distributions. How would Google feel about Samsung switching the default search engine to Bing?