I'm no authority in that matter but I believe it is more the other way around. Google does not require the presence of their apps on a device. Google requires that an Android-powered device has to meet some minimum specifications for being allowed to be equipped with Google Play Market and so on. And maybe there is some licensing involved I do not know anything about.
What I do know is that there are quite a few ultra-cheap Android tablets out there which are not equipped with any Google apps at all, no GMail no Play Market etc. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
