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Google's agreement with the Android camp was specifically designated for core members of the OHA (Output and Access Network), primarily five manufacturers: HTC, Sony Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo. While these five combined still can't compare to Samsung and LG combined, this represents the current state of the Android platform.

The OHA, short for Open Handset Alliance, is an industry organization established by Google in 2007.

The alliance members include mobile phone manufacturers, chip manufacturers, operators and software developers, and the core goal is to jointly promote the Android ecosystem.

Manufacturers joining the OHA can have priority access to the Android source code and technical support, but they must also sign the ACC agreement, an Android compatibility commitment, which means they cannot develop forked systems that are incompatible with native Android.

Samsung's current actions are, strictly speaking, a violation of the ACC protocol.

However, OHA was just an alliance, and Samsung and LG withdrew directly, so there was nothing Google could do about it.

Google had no choice but to appease the remaining members by offering huge subsidies in hopes of signing a five-year exclusive cooperation agreement, stipulating that no non-native Android system could be used during the period, otherwise they would face huge penalties for breach of contract.

However, this eagerness only made the five companies more hesitant.

What truly unsettles the five companies is the attitude of Samsung and LG.

Before they jumped ship, neither of the two companies had contacted them. Now that they have announced that they are building their own system, they still haven't been contacted.

The executives of the five companies discussed the matter in a conference call for two whole days.

HTC is the most anxious, overwhelmed by Apple's patent lawsuits, with its fourth-quarter 2011 profits already down 26% year-on-year. They hope to join forces with Samsung to ease tensions with Apple. Although Google has previously offered assistance, even transferring several patents from Motorola as a means of countersuing Apple, they certainly want to be on the safe side if Android's fortunes are about to sink.

Sony Ericsson is in a slightly better position. Sony has the PlayStation ecosystem, film and television copyrights, and hardware manufacturing capabilities; they are inherently unwilling to be just an Android phone OEM. However, the reality is that Sony Ericsson's global market share is less than 5%. They have ambitions in the mobile business, but they don't seem to have much talent for it.

The attitudes of Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo, three Chinese manufacturers, are much more nuanced. Their main market is in China, where the Google suite is unavailable. For them, Google's GMS licensing only affects their overseas business. All three are prepared to simply abandon their GMS services altogether; for them, supporting whoever is stronger is only natural.

Ultimately, the five companies reached an agreement to first go to South Korea to talk to Samsung.

They gave themselves a respectable title, using their status as members of the OHA, to discuss the future of the Android ecosystem with Samsung.

If Samsung is willing to provide promotional expenses and resource support comparable to Google's, then jumping ship is not out of the question.

Ultimately, while the five companies were stalling in negotiations with Google, they secretly sent people to Seoul.

Samsung sent a vice president from its mobile business unit, and LG sent a director from its strategic planning department. The seven companies eventually held a meeting in a small conference room.

The atmosphere at the meeting was off from the start.

Representatives from the five companies took turns speaking, discussing the importance of the Android ecosystem, the traditional friendship between manufacturers, Google's monopolistic practices, and the vision of open cooperation. LG's director smiled throughout, occasionally nodding, but remained silent.

After everyone had finished speaking, Samsung's vice president slowly began to speak.

"Our stance is simple. One UI is open to all OHA members free of charge, without requiring any exclusivity agreements."

The HTC representative pressed further, asking, "What about promotional expenses? Developer ecosystem support? App store resource allocation?"

"no."

The meeting room fell silent for a few seconds.

"Free licensing is already a show of goodwill on our part. As for promotional costs, that's a matter for each company to handle. Samsung has no obligation to spend money for others."

Sony's representative tried to argue: "Google's offer is subsidies based on shipment volume, are you not giving us any at all?"

"Google has the money, Samsung doesn't have the budget."

After that, neither side said anything more, and the Samsung and LG representatives left.

The representatives from the five companies all looked rather displeased; Samsung and LG's attitudes left them feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, they understood what the other party meant: they felt that the shipment volume on their side was too small.

Indeed, all five of them combined are still no match for Samsung alone, not to mention LG, the second-largest Android manufacturer.

That evening, representatives from the five companies dined at a Japanese restaurant in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where the atmosphere was extremely tense.

The HTC representative slammed his chopsticks on the table: "They're even more domineering than Google. Google may have many conditions and a long lock-in period, but at least they pay. Samsung doesn't even pay, and they have an attitude of 'take it or leave it.'"

The Sony representative sneered: "They have the confidence. Not to mention the support from Apple and Aurora, just look at their own company. Screens, memory, flash memory—the entire supply chain is in their hands. They really don't need to curry favor with anyone."

The Huawei representative remained mostly silent, simply eating with their head down. The representatives from ZTE and Lenovo exchanged a glance but also remained silent.

Ultimately, the five companies reached an agreement: since Samsung lacked sincerity, they would remain in the Google camp. At least Google was willing to invest, and the five companies would stand together and continue to remain in Google's Android ecosystem.

Representatives from the five companies shook hands in Seoul to say goodbye before flying back to their respective headquarters.

However, a few days later, after Sony Ericsson and HTC had already signed a five-year binding agreement with Google.

Samsung held an impromptu press conference in Seoul, which was packed with reporters from CNN, BBC, Reuters, and Bloomberg.

Representatives from three Chinese manufacturers, Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo, sat in the front row at the press conference.

On stage, the president of Samsung's mobile business announced that Samsung One UI has reached strategic cooperation agreements with three leading Chinese technology companies: Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo. They will fully integrate into the Samsung ecosystem and use One UI as their main operating system in overseas markets.

The news reached Taipei at noon local time. HTC's representative was having lunch in the company cafeteria when a notification popped up on his phone.

He stared at the screen for almost a minute, then slammed his hand on the table.

Sony felt betrayed, but could only quickly convene its legal team to see if there was any room for early termination of the agreement with Google.