Do you have any citations (even semi-official) that support the idea that OEMs <i>pay</i> Google for the contracts? The leaked OEM contracts[1] did not support your hypothesis (to be fair, they do not discount it either).<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;gadgets&#x2F;2014&#x2F;02&#x2F;new-android-oem-licensing-terms-leak-open-comes-with-restrictions&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;gadgets&#x2F;2014&#x2F;02&#x2F;new-android-oem-licen...</a>